Paying for Sins Before I was Born
I saw this photo of a T-shirt on the web today that posed a good, deep question. I like when things cross my path that make me go “what is…
Gospel
A Tale of Two Reigns
Every now and then you read a verse you’ve read many times before, but this time it lands on you differently. I read a verse this morning that did that…
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder…
I’ll be there. How in the world can I say that? Have you seen my life? Have you seen my sin? Have you seen how often I fail and fall?…
Sproul on Postmodernism
“My biggest concern is the way in which the postmodern mentality is seducing the church, even the Reformed church. There seems to be a tacit assumption that somewhere around 1970,…
I’m a Sinner
I am a sinner. This statement is true. But what does it mean? “Sin” and “Sinner” seem to be theological terms, terms that some religious people use. To some, it…
They Don’t Care What You Know Until They Know You Care
Ever heard that title? This is a common phrase and it sounds so good and right. The world doesn’t care what “facts” you know about God and His gospel UNTIL…
2024 Paris Olympic Ceremony
It is the day after the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and if you’ve spent 15 seconds on social media, you’ve seen the pictures of the blaspheming…
Scriptural Allegories
Allegorizing scripture is a dangerous thing as we can use it to make scripture say basically whatever we’d like it to. There are no guardrails once you begin turning biblical…
Penal Substitutionary Atonement
I may be wrong, but to a a lot of people out there, this is a formal theological phrase. They can define what the phrase means. its one of those…
The Why of Theology
First and foremost, a question is “why bother with theology?” and all these deep, theological wrestlings about this and that and how could it all possibly matter in our everyday…