Sobriety and the Gospel
In my previous post, I discussed how patience (along with the closely-related virtues of endurance and perseverance) is one of the most valuable Christian virtues in connection to Christian maturity.…
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Patience and Maturity
Over the past several months, I’ve taken a break from regular writing and blogging because I’ve been pondering the importance of Christian maturity. The apostle Paul himself stated that one…
3 Crosses of Discipleship
Recently, my pastor has started a Men’s Bible Study series on discipleship by examining a classic passage for discipleship: In Luke 9:22-24, Jesus said, “The Son of Man must suffer…
The Scripture’s the Limit
Worship is truly the greatest privilege of the creature and all of creation is morally obligated to worship the Creator. When the topic of worship is usually discussed today, however,…
A Fixed Hope
This summer, I have been greatly encouraged through reading the works of John Bunyan. In his work Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, John Bunyan concludes his Preface with…
Neither Poverty nor Riches
Recently, I had the privilege of meeting a new family in our church. They’ve spent the last several years of their life in Connecticut where they struggled to find Christian…
A Time to Listen, A Time to Speak
In recent days, social media has been inundated with podcasts, articles, and videos in which individuals have sought to speak to the issues surrounding ethnic tensions and relations. While there…
No Little Sins?
After reading Nick’s article on whether some sins are worse than other sins, a related conversation came to mind. Some time ago, I was talking with a man who did…
Complicating Manhood and Womanhood
For the majority of my Christian life, I was built up in the faith and nourished within conservative Pentecostal and Wesleyan-influenced churches. Within those circles, there were a number of…
Wisdom Christology and the Bread of Life
When Calvin speaks of sharing the Lord’s Supper with Christ, covenantal concepts naturally arise, most notable when Calvin is discussing 1 Corinthians 10-11. Throughout his commentaries, Calvin frequently emphasizes that…