
'The Grinch' And The Gospel
Seasonal celebrations have become more about seeking peace, gaining a glimpse of beauty, upholding tradition, or experiencing some other common grace than celebrating God incarnate.

The Only Way to Truly Rest
The God who finished creating the world for his people is the same God who finishes the work of redemption for them.

When Your Sin Finds You Out
When we refuse to listen to all of God’s word and substitute other, more palatable messages in its place, we set ourselves on a path to sin big-time.

The Resurrection: The Secret Ingredient of Theology
Could you imagine how hopeless of a doctrine union with Christ would be if he remained in the tomb?

Raising the Cross
What Rembrandt Tells Us About the Gospel
Why would Rembrandt place himself at the feet of Jesus as he is being hoisted up and crucified?

A Baby, Yet Omnipresent
The Christmas Miracle of the Extra Calvinisticum
God cannot not be omnipresent. So for Jesus Christ to be God incarnate must not mean he was not also God omnipresent.

God Is Your Open Door
Even the best of friends and closest family need time to themselves, but not God.

Abide with Me
From the first moment of your spiritual life until you are ushered into glory, the language of Christ to you will be, "Come, come unto me."

The Error of Prosperity Theology
Our resurrection is coming! Every physical blessing in the heavenly places belongs to us. It is coming for us, but not yet.

Christ’s Shocking Pleas for Mercy
Even amid the most heated and intense opposition, Jesus shows his heart of mercy and pleads for forgiveness.

Why We Shouldn't Change the Gospel
It might be tempting to change the message because we often think we have to do something in return for what we are given, but not so with the gospel.

Advent: Two Kinds of Waiting at Once
Jesus’ first arrival made way for his second. The incarnation and the second coming are wound together.

Quiet Resting Places
At this hour we rest . . .

Cherish, Heed, and Herald God's Word
Whether our physical Bible is coming apart or not, we should store up the word in our hearts.

Why Every Day is Thanksgiving
For the humble spirit that knows where its help comes from, every day is a day of thanksgiving!

We Need Someone to Help Us
He entered human flesh to show us that he is better in every situation, at every turning point, in every crisis.

The Lamentation of a Sinner
Confessions of Henry VIII's Sixth Wife
Though a relatively short work, Queen Katherine Parr's The Lamentation of a Sinner is a deeply personal and overwhelmingly theological confession of her unworthiness for the grace of God.

Backsliding Is Easy
We are called to continue in the ways of God, to pursue godliness.

On Stuff and Stinginess
“I hope that everyone gets to rich and famous and have everything they ever wanted so they could see it isn’t the answer.”

The Beautiful Church
The Lord's admiration of his Church is very wonderful, and his description of her beauty is very glowing.

What It Means to Love Christ
You cannot love Christ as an attachment to life, either in an intentional part-time way or a part-hearted way.

Seeking the 'Real Face of Jesus'
Since God became a man who lived in a particular time and place, we can be more confident that He cares about the particulars of our time.

Sleep with Your Boots On
We must wear this armor constantly. We should never take it off.

When You’re Sick of Yourself
How God views me is not based on my performance but based on Christ’s perfect performance and sacrifice on my behalf.

Deliverance for the Captives
When Jesus sets free, the liberty is perpetually entailed; no chains can bind again.

“Born Again” – First A Verb Before An Adjective
In the various expressions of contemporary evangelicalism it is often easy to forget that the phrase “born again” is a biblical phrase, employed a verb, not an adjective.

Faced With The Impossible
When faced with the impossible, trying, and hard situations of life we should be God-seekers.

Happy Thanksgiving from FTC (and Charles Spurgeon)
We have here crowning mercies, suggesting special and crowning thanksgiving.

3 Things to Be Cautious of in a Season of Suffering
Suffering creates an avenue for ministry as it makes us able to extend the comfort we receive from the Lord to others.

Mythbusting "Santa God"
God’s preeminent concern is the glory of His name, not the comfort of our lives.

When You Invite the Holy Spirit to Thanksgiving Dinner
Christians have the power to “do relationships” in an entirely unworldly way.

A Secret Spring
Oh! how sure and safe is the inner life of the believer!

When a Father Wound Defines You
When you’ve wrestled with God and prevailed with a blessing, it has a way of breaking the spell of insecurity and fear.

The Unfamiliar Beauty of a Familiar Sentence
We might intellectually know our union with God will never falter, but our communion with him sometimes can feel far and sporadic.

God Knows When You Don't
Though we don’t deserve to be heard, God chooses to hear and acknowledge repentant sinners who struggle with unfaithfulness and wander from him.

Let Your Internet Yes Be Your Real-Life Yes
The Problem with Online Persona
We weren’t designed to be double-minded. We weren’t made to playact, to posture. So it’s impossible to keep The Persona from taking over.

Her Stillborn, Him Sovereign
Anguish and confidence met to form sonorous, singing agreement: our God in heaven is sovereign.

Your Inheritance
Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there.

Don Whitney on The Gospel and Spiritual Disciplines
Series: Conversations
How is the gospel connected to the daily effort in the spiritual disciplines?

Reflecting on Love Incarnate
The uniquely begotten Son of God stepped out of the glory of heaven to bring the glory of the Father to us. Does his birth not demonstrate his love for us?

Bruised Reeds and Smoldering Wicks are Not Useless to Jesus
Jesus never turned away a person who came to him broken, hurting, and deemed “useless” by society and religious people.

3 Big Questions For A Big Promise
The Lord does withhold any good thing from those who walk uprightly.

You're Dead, Start Acting Like It!
Your failure does not define you, nor do the echoes of your sin. Jesus speaks a better story, and the grave does not have the final word.

Grave to Groom
We grieve at bedsides and empty beds, asking hard questions that might go unanswered for our lifetimes.

In His Light, We See Light
Happy are those to whom our Lord manifests himself, for his promise to such is that he will make his abode with them.

Self-Hatred and Sanctification
Sometimes sanctification can feel frustrating, unfair, or useless. But God knows how to care for His children and to bring them to see Him as our superior satisfaction.

Jerks for Jesus
Why the Temple Cleansing (Etc.) Isn't Your Permission to Always Be Fighting
The Bible says at least as much -- if not more -- about speaking the truth in love, not tearing down, and letting our speech be gracious as it does "letting people have it."

The Joy of Election
Come, my soul, exult before the God of grace and leap for joy of heart.

From the Mundane to Martyrdom
The Unsung Missionary Story of Karen Watson
By and large, you’d be hard-pressed to find a missionary who used his last words to show regret.

‘The Articles Wherefore John Frith Died’
The Reformation was costly for many. For John Frith, a committment to one Reformation doctrine cost him everything.