Taylor’s Protestant Problem: How to Live Coram Deo without Burning Out
ARTICLE • Charles Taylor blamed the Protestant Reformation for the rise of secularism. He alleged that the high spiritual bar set for the average believer in Protestantism has led many to give up on the faith. Does this charge have any merit? If so, how can believers integrate their faith in all of life without caving under the pressure of living as Scripture requires?
Read time: 10 min
The Surprising Comfort of Divine Rebuke
ARTICLE • Job’s heart was transformed by a humbling encounter with God, illustrating that our awe at God’s power and wisdom is foundational to true comfort even in the midst of profound suffering.
Read time: 5 min
Jesus Knows and Governs Your Future to the Millisecond
ARTICLE • As the disgraced Apostle Peter learned, we can entrust our future to our meticulously knowledgable, powerful, and loving Savior.
Read time: 6 min
Part 3 – What Are We Doing Here? How the “Aims” of Biblical Counseling Differ from Secular Therapies
ARTICLE • Biblical counseling diverges from the aims of secularized therapies in multiple ways, including the desire to transform lives into the image of Jesus Christ, to bring about personal sanctification, and to relate realistically to counselees in light of the realities of both God and indwelling sin.
Read time: 7 min
Part 2 – What Are We Doing Here? How the “Content” of Biblical Counseling Differs from Secular Therapies
ARTICLE • Biblical counselors understand that solutions to life’s problems lay external to us in God’s Word and are mediated to us through Scripture-saturated, Spirit-empowered, sanctifying conversation.
Read time: 6 min
Part 1 – What Are We Doing Here? How the “Worldview” of Biblical Counseling Differs from Secular Therapies
ARTICLE • The worldview of biblical counselors differs significantly from both secular and secularized ‘Christian’ worldviews, influencing the aims that the counseling conversation should take, the diagnoses of the root causes of a counselee’s troubles and responses to trouble, and the actual counsel given.
Read time: 7 min
Lazarus & a Vital Lesson in the Love of Jesus
ARTICLE • “If Jesus really loves me, he would….” How would you complete the sentence? For Martha and Mary, the test of Jesus’ love was whether he would heal their brother, Lazarus. Jesus exposed their short-sighted assumptions by letting Lazarus die, so they could learn that Christ is no mere means to our ends in life—he is the Source and Substance of life itself.
Read time: 9 min
Feast on God’s Word: A Call to Daily Scripture Meditation
ARTICLE • Discovering the lost art of meditating on Scripture will feed your soul, nourish your life, and strengthen your walk with God. Here’s how to get started.
Read time: 5 min
The Plot of the Gospel of John
ARTICLE • Writing explicitly to inspire readers’ faith in Jesus Christ (John 20:31), the apostle John masterfully crafted the plot of his eyewitness account of Jesus’ ministry, death, and resurrection.
Read time: 6 min
“Husband” Is a Verb Too
ARTICLE • Husband has its origins in Old English, derived from the Old Norse, “húsbóndi,” which means “cultivator of a house.” The word combines “hús” (house) and “bóndi” (tiller of soil). How might this imagery inform your household?
Read time: 3 min
“Yahweh, He Is God.”
ARTICLE • In a dramatic showdown on Mount Carmel, Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal and revealed the power of the one true God. This ancient story serves as a crucial reminder that our idols—whether career success, human approval, or material wealth—always disappoint and God never does.
Read time: 4 min
Rediscovering Jesus? A Critique of the Old, New, and Third Quests
ARTICLE • Since the 19th century, three unorthodox perspectives of Jesus have emerged: the Old, New, and Third Quests. Being able to recognize the remnants of each today can heighten our cultural discernment and deepen our faith in the Jesus of Scripture.
Read time: 8 min
The Ways of God in Joshua & Judges
ARTICLE • What did God reveal about himself in the Old Testament books of Joshua and Judges? In these two accounts, the acts of God—as the out-workings of his character—reveal him to be faithful, fearsome, and forgiving, opposing rebels and showing mercy towards the repentant.
Read time: 5 min
Theology Is to Marriage What a House is to a Home
ARTICLE • "By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches” (Prov. 24:3-4).
Read time: 4 min
The Absurdity of Life Without God: Meaning and Morality in a Post-Theistic World
ARTICLE • Notable atheist, Bertrand Russell, once opined that we must “build our lives on the firm foundation of unyielding despair.” Atheism provides no ground for mankind’s universal longings for meaning and morality. This article surveys the reality that one can either live happily or consistently with the atheist worldview.
Read time: 31 min
Paul’s War on Error: Towards a Theory & Practice of Calling Out Harmful Ideas
ARTICLE • In confronting harmful ideas, many Christians get stuck in one muddy ditch or the other—peace-faking passivity or peace-breaking aggressivity. Using Paul as a case study, we seek Terra firma in the apostle’s theory and practice.
Read time: 7 min
What Might Sharing the Gospel Look Like?
ARTICLE • There are innumerable ways to initiate a gospel conversation. Below, you’ll find a concrete example of a gospel encounter I had and journaled about.
Read time: 4 min