“I don’t know who I can tell.” Those words can accompany many kinds of suffering. A marriage is falling apart. A child walks away from the faith. A family learns that someone they love is struggling with serious mental illness.…
Proverbs 29:20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Steve Lawson has written a book, Mercy in the Wilderness: How I Fell & What I Found. This…
Classical Theology for the Modern Mind Carl R. Trueman. Crossway, 2026. Paperback, 96pp. As someone who has been both an advocate of historic retrieval, as well as someone who has become increasingly mindful of the theological novelties that have emerged…
God Is Our Refuge and Strength: 150 Devotionals Through the Psalms, by Bill Boekestein and Rob Ventura, Published by The Banner of Truth, October 2026 Sometimes we feel like almost everyone is against us. Often that’s inaccurate. But David isn’t…
Is God anti-gay? Yes, God is anti-gay. The God of the Bible is anti-gay, and the gods of this world are pro-gay. We have walked the long road with prodigals and their parents. Some have been led by the nose…
Coram Deo, Your Work, and the Other 166 Hours of Your Week In California, we’re eagerly anticipating the January 2027 roll-out of a new law permitting “natural organic reduction” or “terramation.” When you die, you can be turned into compost.…
This post is from, God Is Our Refuge and Strength: 150 Devotionals Through the Psalms, by Bill Boekestein and Rob Ventura, Published by The Banner of Truth, October 2026. We wish to thank the Banner for allowing us to publish…
Philip Rieff once reduced the whole history of religion to a single interrogation: “How are we to be consoled for the misery of living?” It is the question every civilization must answer, because it is the question every human being…
Editor’s Note: While the views expressed in this article are not necessarily endorsed by the Alliance, it does raise an essential and ongoing topic within the Church. As a pastor, I’m occasionally approached with heartfelt questions about in vitro fertilization…
This is an excerpt from, God Is Our Refuge and Strength: 150 Devotionals Through the Psalms, by Bill Boekestein and Rob Ventura, published by The Banner of Truth, October 2026. Enjoy! The story of redemption starts with a curse (Gen.…
