Gospel Prism

The story of the Gibeonites in Joshua 9 is an interesting one because it’s hard to figure out who is honoring God. Joshua and the leaders failed to take counsel from the Lord about these people (v. 14), and surely not consulting the Lord was a tenuous act. One has to feel for [...]

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Polls Do Not Tell the Story: A Reflection on 2 Peter 2:10-11

Imagine if our faith was determined by polling, a polling of our hearts that is.  I went into a doctor’s office once and on the receptionist’s desk was a sheet of paper that had a myriad of cartoon faces with different types of facial [...]

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As I read the Bible reading system from Robert Murray McCheyne, it is great to know what this man thought of expository preaching.  This quote that I got from Oversight of Souls speaks volumes as to why his Bible reading chart of so powerful:
‘anxious to give them on the Sabbath what had cost him somewhat, [...]

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It’s hard not be double-minded.  It is far too easy to “speak out of both ends of the mouth,� to look one way towards a person but inwardly to be something completely opposite.  This past week I was at IKEA where I was looking for some drawers for my office.  I found this great piece [...]

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Justified by Works?

It is very easy to see how someone can read James 2:24 and be utterly confused when it comes to understanding justification.  James 2:24 reads: “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.�  This seems to be in direct contradiction to Paul who writes in Romans 3:28: [...]

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I love the book of Hebrews the more I understand the Gospel.  I used to think of it as an eclectic book meant for those of Jewish descent who could understand all of the Hebrew imagery or a book only for biblical scholars.  But what I failed to see was that the book of Hebrews [...]

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In reading Psalm 39 I can’t help but think of my uncle again lying in his bed in ICU. David writes in verses 4-5: “O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! 5Behold, you have made my days a few [...]

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Titus 2 has often been referenced as a text for women. Given today’s implications concerning women’s roles in the church, I can understand why this text is so important for a biblical woman’s worldview. But I’d like to look at what it says about biblical manhood.

There was a movie out not long ago [...]

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I was reading in Psalm 31 and came across this verse which I decided to reflect on more than usual:

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you.

We don’t like fear. Fear rules our perspectives, and too often dominates our thoughts, our planning, and our abilities to [...]

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Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they [...]

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