Honor Your Father and Mother
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long in the land” (Eph. 6:1-3). As one who grew up in a homeschooling, believing family, especially with […]
Purity, Holiness, and the Joy of the Lord
I grew up in church in the 90s, which meant I grew up in the midst of the purity culture movement. There were good elements of that movement. The desire to be pure is a noble and good desire to have. But because we are fallen human beings, that good desire seemed to turn into […]
Grassroots Homeschooling
The term “grassroots” refers to the most basic level of an activity or entity. Every morning on Pecan Grove Farm, our small homestead, our children awake and complete their morning routines. The two boys feed our dairy goats, laying hens, quail, ducks, rabbits, pigs, and our livestock guardian dog named Boone. Two of our younger […]
How to Biblically Support the Pastor
The second Sunday of October is often recognized as Pastor Appreciation Day in many churches. Many people are coming up with creative ways to show their appreciation for their pastors. While Pastor Appreciation Day is not in the Bible, the Bible does give many commands to support local pastors. Furthermore, several texts discuss how to […]
Flirting With Abominations
“And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Gen. 1:27). A fairly brief doom-scrolling session on the social media platform of your choice will likely expose you to a plethora of voices that, each in his own way, insist that there […]
Five Books Every New Calvinist Should Read
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thess. 5:23). Our great sovereign God is always teaching us. In this epistle to the church at Thessalonica, the apostle Paul writes to […]
Brutally Honest Worship
Over the past two years, my young children and I have been on a quest to read the entire Bible. Each morning, we snuggle together and progress a little, verse by verse, chapter by chapter, book by book, and we do not skip anything. As you may imagine, this has been no small feat. This […]
The Plumb Line, Not The Pendulum
“I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level; then hail will sweep away the refuge of falsehood, and the waters will overflow the secret place” (Isa. 28:17) Live according to the plumb line, not the pendulum. There is much truth embedded in that sentence. For those unfamiliar, a plumb line in a […]
Knowledge Versus Knowing: Experiential Christianity
In our Christian walk, the distinction between a knowledgeable Christian and a seasoned Christian is significant. “But become doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a […]
A Treatise Against Impotent Cultural Christianity
A Battle of Definitions A weak, vulnerable, always agreeable, and non-offensive Christianity is not Christianity. Many people may have their definition of Christianity, but neither you nor I have the authority to define it. God defines and sets the terms, conditions, values, and principles of Christianity and constructs its ethics. “If everything that […]