And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously giv ..read more

In this series, I take our law homily from our church gathering each week (The law homily is where we read from the law of God and let His law examine our hearts so that we can be a tender-hearted and repenting people), and I post them here for your edification. Here is this week’s law homily on the prohibition against mental idolatry.  4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visitin ..read more

In this series, I take our law homily from our church gathering each week (The law homily is where we read from the law of God and let His law examine our hearts so that we can be a tender-hearted and repenting people), and I post them here for your edification. Here is this week’s law homily on the prohibition against mental idolatry.  “BATACH:” A CALL TO RADICAL DEPENDENCE In the opening words of the Ten Commandments, God issues a clear directive: "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3). This command strikes at the heart of what it means to truly trust God - to give Him ..read more

You can listen and watch this article on the PRODCAST. Like, Subscribe, and share to help us get the Gospel out to more people! INTRODUCTION From the most humble of beginnings, Jesus launched an unstoppable invasion of Satan's realm that would shake the foundations of the world and wrestle back control from the prince and power of the air. With just twelve unlikely men, this peasant Rabbi from Nazareth set in motion a spiritual tsunami sweeping over Jerusalem, flooding through Judea and Samaria, and eventually inundating the entire Roman empire - toppling history's greatest superpower from w ..read more

Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. -Titus 2:6-8, ESV We have been looking at biblical submission in the context of the church, workplace, community, and family. Last time, we discussed submission within marriage, so now we will look at submission between parents and children.  In my leadership paper, I define submission as choosing to live sacri ..read more

In this series, I take our law homily from our church gathering each week (The law homily is where we read from the law of God and let His law examine our hearts so that we can be a tender-hearted and repenting people), and I post them here for your edification. Here is this week’s law homily on the prohibition against mental idolatry.  Belief and Covenant Loyalty At the very core of God's command to "have no other gods before Me" lies a profound call to wholehearted belief and covenantal loyalty. This is no mere external prohibition against participating in other religions – it is a cha ..read more

You can listen and watch this article on the PRODCAST. Like, Subscribe, and share to help us get the Gospel out to more people! INTRODUCTION Welcome back to another installment in our series called A Practical Postmillennialism, where we are exploring the Biblical case for future end times hope instead of the eschatological defeatism and spiritual retreatism that we have been force-fed over the last century. On this show, we believe that the world will be conquered by King Jesus, whose name will be lifted high above every name, and that before this Old world is finished, His Kingdom will com ..read more

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. -Titus 2:3-5, ESV Last time, we looked at the importance of submission to the elders of our churches, bosses in our workplaces, and leaders in our communities.  We will now look at submission within the family, covering marriage this time and the relationship between chi ..read more

In this series, I take our law homily from our church gathering each week (The law homily is where we read from the law of God and let His law examine our hearts so that we can be a tender-hearted and repenting people), and I post them here for your edification. Here is this week’s law homily on the prohibition against mental idolatry.  THE CREATOR'S COSMIC COMMAND "You shall have no other gods before Me." - Exodus 20:3 These solemn words from the mouth of God cut through the chaos of our idolatrous hearts. In a world overflowing with temptations to chase after false saviors, the first ..read more

Amid the Reformed world's sputtering hissy fits, I cannot stay silent. This lukewarm take may nauseate our Goldilocks' sensibilities, but I enjoy not the scalding "hot takes" so abundant these days. Douglas Wilson's recent tonguelashing for being on Tucker Carlson, Ligon Duncan's complaints about CREC pastors "lobbing bombs" while lobbying his own, plus Kevin DeYoung's lamentations over this "Moscow Mood" - it all betrays a harsh reality: Most Reformed leaders act as if peace reigns, when the church is embattled on every front. An apt analogy is that of the U.S. soldier. He exists in one of t ..read more