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August 2017

August 23, 2017

Blood Moons, Babylonian Whores, and Reading Revelation Rightly

Fearful chart-making and number-decoding distorts the point of the Book of Revelation.

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 17, 2017

The 9 Irrefutable Laws of Followship

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

July 05, 2017

Accountability Is for Losers

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

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 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 17, 2017

How Often Should We Take the Lord’s Supper?

Can you imagine a Sunday morning without a sermon and a song? How, then, can...

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,...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

How Does the Holy Spirit Unite Us to Christ?

The Spirit acts as a kind of adhesive, preparing and enabling the human subject to...

January 16, 2017

A White Man’s Meditations on Martin Luther King Day

Dr. King said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Make your anywhere count.

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...

April 2016

April 18, 2016

New Book — Rooted: Theology For Growing Christians

I wrote a theology book for people who have a hard time reading theology books.

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Onward: An Interview with Russell Moore

With Planned Parenthood's atrocities, gay marriage's legalization, and a fast-approaching presidential election, this book is...

July 28, 2015

Taking the Long View of Pro-Life

There a few quick-fix ideas, but we should also consider how we can foster a...

July 07, 2015

Help My Unbelief: An Interview with Barnabas Piper

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

June 2015

June 09, 2015

“The Thief’s Prayer” – Previously Unseen Sermon Notes by Charles Spurgeon

"The Thief's Prayer" is a sermon Spurgeon preached at 18-years old during the earliest years...

May 2015

May 02, 2015

Why the Apostle Paul Would Listen to Lecrae

Should Christian rap cease to exist because of NWA, 2 Live Crew, and Tupac?

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Rapture, Resurrection, and Distracted Eschatology

One is the focal point of the New Testament. One is not.

March 2015

March 16, 2015

How Porn Could’ve Wrecked My Marriage

I am left with baggage that thankfully Jesus has forgiven and is redeeming daily. Let...

March 12, 2015

The Practical Calvin

Far from a crusty old man writing a stale textbook, Calvin understood that the breadth...

February 2015

February 18, 2015

How Augustine Helps Us Live in Light of the Trinity

Has the Trinity become a dusty Sunday school fact? Let Augustine help.