My deepest desire is not that my kids will obey the 10 Commandments. It's that they will love the Commandments with the same terrified delight as they might love standing on the seashore and watching a tsunami hit the beach. Getting your kids to follow the commandments isn't … [Read more...] about For the Joy Set Before Him
Ants in a Broken World
According to atheism, we're small because the cosmos is so big. According to the Bible, we're small because God is so big. According to atheism, the cosmos doesn't give a rip about us. According to the Bible, God so loved the world. How much God loves those who are so … [Read more...] about Ants in a Broken World
Lock the Door, Swallow the Key
The perishing of the wicked is no light matter. Hell is what happens when we tell God that we don't want our life to be shaped in His image. It is the final destruction of the slowly decaying image of God in man. When Jesus cried out in Luke 13:34, O Jerusalem, … [Read more...] about Lock the Door, Swallow the Key
What we Call, a Victory
In scripture, the reality always exceeds the metaphor. Satan is depicted as a snake. But he is much deadlier than any snake. Jesus is depicted as a lion. But his power far exceeds that of a lion. Therefore, when Jesus promises that the righteous will be as numerous as the … [Read more...] about What we Call, a Victory
Go to the Ant, You Sluggard
The bible is not a scientific book, it is argued. And I agree. It is way more than that. It is the final and only infallible authority on all science. It tells us how the world is made, how it is sustained, what it requires to flourish and how a lion kills its prey. Nothing … [Read more...] about Go to the Ant, You Sluggard