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Continue reading →: Are You a Fool?A fool is someone who has little or no judgment or wisdom. A fool can have high well-being and still be a fool. Fools can be healthy non-smokers who exercise, care for their teeth, and have good relationships with their bosses. Fools can even learn new things every day but…
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Continue reading →: Wait! What?I am sure you have had those moments when something happens that causes you to say, “Wait! What?” I had one of those moments the other day while reading Judges. Judges 19 recounts the story of a Levite who has an unfaithful concubine. She leaves him to go live with…
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Continue reading →: Overwhelmed by the Universe Eclipsing Beauty of GodWow! This was the first word my friends and I spoke upon seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time. We could not keep from saying, wow! We were out of breath. We could not keep from staring. It was just too much! We were overwhelmed with the majesty, beauty,…
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Continue reading →: Obey From a Place of BeliefA few days ago, I received an email from our church’s student pastor asking me if I would do a breakout session for an upcoming student discipleship conference in March. My first thought was to say no for various reasons, the most prominent being youth ministry is not my forte.…
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Continue reading →: The Final ArbiterI am a documentary junkie. So, I was intrigued by the recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “These Netflix Documentaries Are Hits. Scientists Hate Them.” Scientists hate these Netflix documentaries because many are not based on scientific consensus and thus should not be labeled documentaries. That does not bother…
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A King Unlike Any Other
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Continue reading →: A King Unlike Any OtherFor those growing up in a constitutional republic like the United States, notions of a king and a kingdom are foreign to our modern sensibilities. Having a king and living in a kingdom are practices of an archaic past. Even the king of Great Britain seems more like a figurehead…
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Continue reading →: Are You Using the Scripture?In the latest episode of the White Horse Inn podcast, Michael Horton said something that made me nod and chuckle in agreement. In discussing misunderstood passages about culture, Horton said, “Using verses instead of submitting to them and understanding them. Using them as a kind of talisman.” I heartily recommend…
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Continue reading →: Heresy HuntingMany blogs, YouTube channels, and websites are dedicated to exposing false teachers. Every day, a new tweet or post with a video clip of some bizarre teaching with commentary from the discernment blogger or ministry appears on our feeds. You can spend hours on Instagram or Reels watching these clips.…
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Continue reading →: Disciple-Makers Not Drill SergeantsI witnessed something mildly amusing this morning while walking on the treadmill at my local gym. A very enthusiastic, trim but muscular-looking fitness coach was working with a young, overweight lady. As the fitness coach demonstrated each exercise, her overweight student responded with an exhausted, overwhelmed look. Then, she would…
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Continue reading →: Why We Find Winsomeness WantingThe online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines winsome this way: “generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence.” The strongest match synonyms listed on Thesaurus.com are appealing, captivating, cute, delightful, and engaging. I think most of us want to be generally pleasing and engaging. We desire to be…
The Established Path of Discipleship 