Paul’s exhortation in 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12 is framed around a distinct timeline:• gratitude for what God has done• confident hope in Christ’s return• a sober, active ethic for the “meantime.”As a be...  Read More

Have you noticed how quickly a corrupt atmosphere can take over? How one bad apple can spoil the whole basket?This can happen in the home.When one of the parents is in a foul mood and behaving badly, ...  Read More

“What in the world is the matter with people?!” Ever heard that one? How many times have you asked that question as you watched the news? Or scrolled social media? Or walked through Walmart?...  Read More

Numerous songs of praise have been written extolling the birth of Christ and of the Christ-child Himself. ...  Read More

God always does everything at the right time. Maybe not according to our timetable, but certainly according to His!...  Read More

The Old Testament sure ends with a bang! The last two chapters cover quite a bit of ground, giving hope and promise, while delivering stinging rebuke.One of those rebukes charges God’s people with rob...  Read More

One of the devotional books I read daily is Our Great Redeemer, a year’s worth of snippets from the sermons and writings of J.C. Ryle, compiled by Bryan Schrank. I recently came across this entry, whi...  Read More

In Ecclesiastes, one of Solomon’s pieces of evidence of the vanity of life under the sun—that is, a view of life without God in the picture—is that one may spend his entire life working wisely, dilige...  Read More

I recently came across a prayer from the English puritan Myles Coverdale (1488-1569), one of the early translators of the Bible into English. He hit upon some themes that I found particularly poignant...  Read More