Betrayal in Eden
05. March 2024
In the annals of human history, two events exhibit the lowest point for humanity: the atrocities of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the fall of ...
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Much Given, Much Required
10. January 2024
Good things come with great responsibility. Jesus said, “To whom much is given, much is required” (Luke 12:48). When a young person gets her first ...
God’s Providence and Angels
22. November 2023
As a boy, I remember reading Frank Peretti’s novel This Present Darkness. My youthful imagination was inundated by this work of fiction that ...
The Unseen Hand of God’s Providence
26. July 2023
The doctrine of providence is a central thread weaving through the fabric of the Scriptures. This belief asserts that God ceaselessly sustains and ...
Humanity
22. May 2023
Different After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female.…” Answer 17 of the Westminster Larger Catechism positions ...
Their God and Ours
13. March 2023
Imagine if you meandered to a church website and clicked the tab for beliefs, few churches, if any, would have a doctrinal statement on angels. It’s ...
Something Out of Nothing
16. January 2023
Questions about the creation of the world have generated a lot of discussion from our scientifically theorizing and speculative society. At least on a ...
Immutable Foreknowledge in God’s Decrees
11. November 2022
In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His ...
Look Through the Window
12. September 2022
A glass window stands before us. We can look at the window itself, studying and admiring it for what it is. Or, we can look through the glass to what ...
Acknowledging God’s Sovereignty
09. May 2022
Have you ever found yourself being misunderstood? Perhaps you were trying to help, only to ruin everything. Maybe romantic feelings you found ...
Duckness and the Equality of Persons
01. March 2022
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. Surely you have heard the old saying. That may be true when ...
How Are the Three Persons of the Godhead Different?
11. January 2022
Directly in front of me is a window. Beyond that window is my backyard, which opens to cornfields as far as the eye can see. Daily as I sit at my ...
How Many Persons Are There in the Godhead?
10. November 2021
On the night of his betrayal, Jesus shared some of the most personal moments of His ministry with His disciples. The scenes, as chronicled by the ...
Are There More Gods Than One?
08. September 2021
The ark of the covenant was brought into the temple of Dagon, and the false god fell prostrate in its presence (1 Sam. 5). Dagon, a chief god of the ...
What is the Essence of God?
19. July 2021
Twenty years ago, when I began reading theology, I was excited and eager. I had so many questions and couldn’t wait to discover the answers. But ...
Theme and Subthemes
14. May 2021
What’s the book about?” That’s an exciting question for those who love to read. The narrative unfolds and ensues as words become sentences and ...
What Can I Believe, and What Should I Do?
05. March 2021
The English Puritan Thomas Doolittle once complained that too many in the church listen to sermons like riddles—with little understanding and a lot ...
God’s Word: A Powerful and Experiential Book
08. January 2021
When I was a student of theology, on the way to a presbytery meeting, my pastor and I were stopped by airport security because his baggage was ...
Hear My Words
18. November 2020
Parents often tell their children to listen: Listen to what I am saying. Are you hearing what I am saying to you? Are you listening? The Westminster ...
Is There a God?
14. September 2020
How do I know that God exists? That is an important question, and it is one that every Christian should be able to answer. Sadly, many are poorly ...