Category Archives: grace

Three Men and a Lady

Special Mothers’ Day Edition

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What distinguishes the believer from the non-believer?

Right from the get-go we have something of an epistemological/ontological problem. That is, there are differences that are easier to see, and then there are differences that are more central, but harder to discern. On the ontological side the whole … Continue reading

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Looking for Love

We must not allow our grasp of total depravity to lead us to miss the remnants in us of the image of God. We are plenty bad. Sin touches every part of us, and makes us utterly unable to do … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage, God Hears; Bible in 5 Minutes, Nahum

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Working for the Weekend

Common grace, or common goodness if you prefer, are good examples of God’s grace. Those of us within the kingdom, must remember to give thanks to the King that, while the creation yet groans, while death has not yet been … Continue reading

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Lisa & I on The History of Time Travel; Forever Friends; Why God Loves Us

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Does God still speak to us?

Of course He does. I have noted before that I have walked through a change in my thinking with respect to charismatic gifts. I once described myself as a leaky cessationist. I meant by that that in principle I agreed … Continue reading

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Revival’s Rival

Revivalism is marked by a commitment to technique. It is an essentially man-made phenomena, driven by the wisdom of men. We are a people bent on bending the will of others to our own liking. Advertising is the medium of … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 69 We must open our families to the family-less. Each night I gather my precious wife and our two still-at-home sons for prayer before bed. Many nights I pray in thanksgiving for God’s very specific grace in all four … Continue reading

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Is it wrong to pray imprecatory prayers?

I understand that it’s a tough issue, that there is something a bit disconcerting to have the Holy Spirit inspiring a prayer from a man asking God to dash his enemies’ heads against the rocks. That though is just what … Continue reading

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