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September 2017

September 05, 2017

The Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’s Command to “Be Perfect”

What does it mean to "be perfect," especially in light of the fact that we...

August 2017

August 14, 2017

Jesus, Jonah, and Doubting God

If we’re like Jonah, we’ll confess God’s sovereignty without trusting in it. But if we’re...

August 10, 2017

Writing Is a Terrible God

As with any work in a fallen world, it makes you sweat.

August 04, 2017

The Smorgasbord (8/4/17)

A mishmash of thoughts, scraps, and interesting stuff.

July 2017

July 24, 2017

From Selling Drugs to Selling Bibles

Even after professing Christ, drugs were more a part of my life than he was.

July 21, 2017

The Smorgasbord (7/21/17)

A mishmash of thoughts, scraps, and interesting stuff.

July 17, 2017

The 9 Irrefutable Laws of Followship

How the nine attributes that make up the fruit of the Spirit make us holy.

July 10, 2017

Keys to Understanding Jesus’s Life and Ministry

To understand the most crucial aspects of Jesus’s life and ministry, we have to understand...

July 07, 2017

How to Win a Debate with a Skeptic

A few words of encouragement to apologists -- which ultimately includes all of us.

July 05, 2017

Accountability Is for Losers

If we believe that iron sharpens iron, then we believe that we need each other.

May 2017

May 16, 2017

Who Is the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is perhaps the most overlooked person of the Trinity in many Christian...

May 15, 2017

I Took a Week Off from Social Media (and Survived)

I took off a week to ask myself the question, If I stay on social...

April 2017

April 24, 2017

The Gospel Is Bad News for Bad News

The gospel's eternal good news will one day be the eternal death of bad news.

March 2017

March 22, 2017

Some Unoriginal Thoughts on the Historical Adam

A better way of arguing for a literal historical Adam is theological, not scientific.

March 07, 2017

Curiosity Won’t Kill the Christian: A Conversation with Barnabas Piper

Christians struggle with questions---let's be honest. We don't know which questions to ask, which questions...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

Theology, Church History, and Guarding the Good Deposit

We should reap the long-lasting benefits of deep community, sound doctrine, and knowing the saints...

February 10, 2017

Why the 5 Solas Still Matter Today

The 5 solas of the Reformation still echo in our world and our lives today,...

December 2016

December 18, 2016

Immanuel: When God the Son Became Like Us

Philippians 2:5-11 gives us a look at what it really means for God to be...

December 09, 2016

My 5 Favorite Books of 2016

I'm always willing to recommend a good book if it is, in fact, good. Here's...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Why I’m Reordering My Social Media Life

Here is my attempt at being more faithful to priority items while reducing distractions.

September 10, 2016

Answering Tough Texts of the Bible

Trevin Wax and I host a podcast called Word Matters, which seeks to help Christians...

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Why the Trinity Debate Matters for the Pulpit and the Pew

The recent debate over the Trinity isn't merely academic sport--it matters in ministry and daily...

June 11, 2016

What Happens to Us When We Read the Bible?

Our struggle with Bible reading is often not because of time or effort or ability,...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Church Grammar: Theology as the Language of Christianity

Christians who deny the importance of good theology or pay no attention to it might...

December 2015

December 11, 2015

“Enlightenment” and True Freedom

God has revealed himself to us through Jesus, and through Jesus we see that true...

November 2015

November 16, 2015

2 Ways Christians Should Think About Death

Yes we grieve, but we do not grieve like those without hope.

November 13, 2015

How Good Theology Helps Us Love God and Neighbor

We don’t want others to just know about God, but to know God as he...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Dating Jesus’s Wife

It's time to stop dating Jesus's wife, to stop looking around for something better.

October 20, 2015

Critique Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

We should offer and receive critique as those who care about pursuing the truth, and...

July 2015

July 07, 2015

Help My Unbelief: An Interview with Barnabas Piper

God not only desires our belief, but actually invites our curiosity.