Social Justice vs Biblical Justice

The word justice gets used a lot. By Christians. By non-Christians. By politicians, activists, professors, podcasters, and pastors. Most of the tim...
Theology, Culture

Does God Still Heal?

Almost every Christian I know has wrestled with this question at some point. Maybe a parent's cancer scan came back clean after years of prayer. Maybe it did...
Theology

The Trinity: Our Crown Jewel

What makes a Christian a Christian?To be a Christian is, at minimum, to believe some things and not believe other things. But which things? What are the non-...
Theology

Three Ways to Prepare for the End

One day, you and I will both stand before God. And we both want to hear the same words from Jesus: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”That phrase comes f...
Theology, Discipleship, Culture

Why Does the Church Exist? What is it, Really?

There’s a question every believer eventually asks: Why does church matter?Most people think of church as something you attend. The New Testame...
Family, Theology, Discipleship

What Does the Bible Say about Sex?

We live in a moment where the most basic questions about being human are contested. What is a man? What is a woman? What is sex actually for? If you've ...
Theology, Culture

What's the Deal With Prophecy?

When you hear the word prophecy, what comes to mind? For many people, the word carries cultural baggage. It conjures images of robed figures predicting ...
Theology

What Jesus Wants For You

The night before His crucifixion, with hours to live, Jesus prayed an extended, beautiful prayer for His followers. One commentary calls it the greatest pray...
Theology, Relationships

How To Tell If Something is From God

The Corinthian church was a mess: divided leadership, sexual immorality, and a chaos of “spiritual gifts” running through their worship services. Paul write...
Theology, Discipleship

How Provision Really Works

I came across a strange phrase recently: phenomenological transcendence. It’s the idea that no matter how you experience something, the thing itsel...
Theology, Money

Who Is In Charge of Your Life?

God has a name (it isn’t God). And there’s tremendous value in meditating on the names Scripture gives Him, because how we think about God shapes our de...
Theology, Discipleship

When Life Starts to Crack

Human names go in and out of fashion. (You’ll never meet a seven-year-old named Ken — apparently we peaked in the 1960s.) But God’s names stand the test of t...
Theology, Discipleship

You Are Regenerated, Justified & Adopted

Most people assume the Christian life is about becoming a better person, trying harder, doing more, and cleaning yourself up enough that God is finally pleas...
Theology, Discipleship

Why Your Physical Body Matters So Much

Christianity holds the highest view of the human body of any worldview on offer, including (and maybe especially) the ones that market themselves as body-pos...
Theology, Culture

Who is God?

You can’t grow in a relationship with someone you don’t know. So, who is God?Jesus answers it directly: “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, t...
Theology