DEI in the Local Church? The discussion about Equity and Inclusion has been a roller coaster ride for the last eight years. The conversation usually centers on work, education, and government, and this election has revealed a huge nationwide backlash against the concept. But what about the concepts of equity and inclusion in the local…

We are back from our holiday break with new podcasts based on the articles in our magazine, FrontLine. We left off with an interview with the associate editor for the November/December edition of the magazine, Dr. David Anderson. We did that interview just before Christmas. You can check our feed to catch up on that…

A spiritual gift is a God-granted ministry to each member of the body of Christ in order to edify its members. There are a variety of gifts (each member with his own gift or combination of gifts), but this variety is united in purpose—to edify the church. They are granted by the Triune God—the Spirit,…

Fifty days after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Peter, ignited a gospel movement that spread from Jerusalem to the uttermost parts of the world. Acts 2 records the riveting historical account of timid followers of Jesus leaving their hiding places and boldly preaching to crowds gathered…

Deuteronomy 4 gives us two strong statements about the nature of God. I am calling them “propositions.” A proposition is “Something which is asserted or avowed; a sentence or form of words in which this is done; a statement, an assertion.”1 Years ago, I read John Broadus on preaching and discovered the idea of a…

I’m sure that every child of God has experienced a time when they longed for that confirming presence of God and yet felt very alone. Does that mean that God was not there? Do we interpret the silence as meaning that he, perhaps, does not care? The Old Testament records the experience of a godly…

As the calendar turns to 2025, the temptation to set lofty goals is ever present. New Year’s resolutions and goal-setting planners promise transformation and success. But by the second Monday of January, most will have quit the goals they started. This year, I’m choosing a different approach, and here’s why. In 2017, my carefully crafted…

Romans 12:1–2 is a fun text to study. It’s easy to notice three imperatives that guide the passage (present, do not be conformed, be transformed) and also two sets of three descriptors—one for “sacrifice” (living, holy, acceptable) and the other for “the will of God” (good, acceptable, perfect). In short, this passage teaches us to…

Love Turned: A Look at Michal, the Daughter of King Saul When I started my most recent read through the Bible, I decided that this time I would focus special attention on the women mentioned in the Scripture. Having reached mid-life, I find that my perspective has changed greatly from that of my youth, and I…

I always emphasize Bible reading at this time of year. I also provide several Bible reading schedules for our people. (If you haven’t already found one of your own, see links at the end of this post.) For our annual message on Bible reading this year, we turned to Deuteronomy 17.18-20, the second mention of…