Jesus is called the Second Adam in Scripture. Why did we need a second one? Simply put, because the first one failed in his mission to take dominion in the name of God, to obey what he was told to do. The sin of the first Adam was to make himself God, determining his own …
Covenant keeping is much more than giving assent to the things of God. If we do not engage the claims of Christ in every area of our lives (including our thoughts), then we are being less than faithful. Possibly because I grew up in the age of Rocky Balboa and the original Rocky movie and …
If we wish to do more than oppose this evil, we must be ready to confront those who consider the subject already settled in the minds of most people. What if we said, “Sit and watch this with me and then tell me whether this subject should be settled?” Might we lose some friends? I …
Does the fish know he’s wet? The question indicates that we are not always aware of the context in which we exist. That is why a biblical world and life view is so important to learn and reinforce on a daily basis. Without immersion in the Scriptures, we are vulnerable to surrounding influences, often without …
“If you do that again, there will be consequences.” — Is this statement a promise or a threat? Some might say, because it sounds “negative,” it is a threat. Others might say that it constitutes a promise (whether negative or positive) that a particular action will lead to a subsequent action or series of actions. …
For many who have tried to be faithful and keep up with what I’m up to, I have not been very good at keeping this site up-to-date. That said, it isn’t because I haven’t been busy. I’ve been hosting the Out of the Question Podcast now since early 2018 with 214 episodes completed. This podcast …
Four years ago today, I found myself in the ER and was told that I had suffered a heart attack. How could this be? Andrea does not get heart attacks. Well, I did and I had two capable cardiologists who helped me through my emergency. Here are the before and after photos of what my …
“The Christian faith once meant that a believer responded to a dark world by actively working to bring God’s grace and mercy to others, both by word and by deed. However, a modern, self-centered church has isolated the faith to a pietism that relinquishes charitable responsibility to the state. The end result has been the …
In a day when many decry the assault on traditional values regarding gender identification and the redefinition of marriage as presented in the public square, it is easy to miss the target of the onslaught. The target has always been Jesus Christ and His law-word. When God’s creation of people as male and female is …
Parents who send their children to public schools, which are state schools, are failing in a number of ways when it comes to obedience to God’s Word. The current reality in the United States, and the West in general, is that the only way the name of Jesus Christ is acceptably uttered in public schools …
The Kingdom-Driven Family 