Strong to Stand: The Duty and Design of Men
Though men possess greater brute strength than women, it is not sufficient to simply recognize it as a brute fact; the greater physical strength and athletic potential of the male sex is only a part of the way that men ought to strive for and embody strength if they wish to embody stability fully. […]
The Omnipotence of God
The omnipotence of God means that He is all-powerful. God does not only have power: He has all power (Heb. 1:3, Ps. 147:5, Job 42:2, Jer. 32:27). The power of God is not received from any source outside of Him. God has power in Himself and is not in need of any power to be granted unto Him. […]
The Omnipresence of God
God’s omnipresence means that He is all-present. He is fully present everywhere, at all times, and in all places. There is no limit to His presence, and God is not bound to any place (Jer. 23:24, Ps. 139:7-10, Matt. 28:19-20). This means no place experiences the absence of God. In the Bible, we are told that God […]
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 […]
Prayer and Providence: A Look At Mark 7:24-30
“Now Jesus stood up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He was wanting no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice. But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at […]
The Trembling Pastor
“And He Himself gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ” (Eph. 4:11-12). I want to address this to those currently as pastors, teachers, evangelists, or […]
Dying Thoughts of a Godly Man
“Words and actions are transient things, and being once past, are nothing; but the effect of them on an immortal soul may be endless,” (Baxter, Dying Thoughts). I came across this little book by Richard Baxter when my wife and I, along with some friends, decided to go through the Tim Challies reading challenge in 2019. Though […]
Remember Me
“I remember the days of old; I meditate on all You have done; I muse on the work of Your hands” (Ps. 143:5). What does it mean to remember something? What value is there in memory? We all recognize the importance of a good memory on a practical level. We draw upon our memory every […]
Lessons from Jude Pt. 4: The Dreams of False Teachers
What can someone aspiring to missions be doing now to best prepare for cross-cultural kingdom work someday? This article will be a follow-up to the previous article on “What is a Missionary?” It has three application points for young people to consider before heading to the field. These are directed primarily at young people, but are also for pastors who have aspiring missionaries in their churches.