IntroductionTo be authentically human is to behave creaturely. God is the Creator. Humans are the prize of creation, made in God’s image. To be fully human is to embrace your creatureliness. You are c...  Read More

IntroductionDysfunction can happen anywhere, whether at home, in the government, or in your favorite sports team. Your workplace can also have a chronic state of dysfunction that wears on you. It’s no...  Read More

IntroductionBelief in one conspiracy, rightly attested, doesn’t mean you should believe in all the rest, falsely suggested. It's hard to know what to believe. Before surrendering reason to conspiracy'...  Read More

He makes a pit, digging it out,    and falls into the hole that he has made. (Psalm 7:15)The PitPsalm 7:15 describes a situation where a person falls into a trap they set for someone else. The pit is ...  Read More

IntroductionIn the early twentieth century, Max Weber described the Western world as undergoing a process of “disenchantment.” How was the world to be explained? By scientism, rationalization, and imp...  Read More

IntroductionThe problem is murmured in its various forms within the Christian world. The state university, once a civic institution devoted to the dissemination of knowledge, now labors under the weig...  Read More

Human work doesn’t begin with God’s curse upon it but with God’s creative energy. Work is not a punishment for sin, but a noble calling.[1] Since work is God’s assignment given to people, work is part...  Read More

IntroductionSomethings appears to be good at the beginning, only to find out that everything isn’t so good at the end. That about sums up the complicated place of Balaam in the Bible. Consider three l...  Read More

When you leave for college people might say something like, “Enjoy Yourself!” What they should say is that you should enjoy the story God has written for you. Enjoy the dances, the meals, and the frie...  Read More

IntroductionThere is a distinction between temptation and sin. Temptation is an invitation to sin that comes in the form of an external suggestion or an internal desire. First John 2:16 says, “For all...  Read More

IntroductionOne of the leading thinkers on the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) is the pseudonymous Bronze Age Pervert (BAP), author of the baleful book Bronze Age Mindset, published in 2018. BAP represent...  Read More

In a recent article we explained the what and why behind the exhortation during the worship service. The exhortation precedes the confession of sin. The confession is in response to the exhortation. T...  Read More