Article originally posted at The Gospel Coalition in 2016. I share this article again in 2020 to help us set our hope in God during the current election season. Perhaps past presidential election cycles have left you feeling one of two emotions: elation at the victory of your favorite candidate, or hand-wringing despair that the […]
Christian Living
Why Martyn Lloyd-Jones Wasn’t Afraid of Hitler
When Lloyd-Jones tells me he isn’t scared, I listen. One time during World War II while Lloyd-Jones was praying in front of his congregation, a bomb hit the building across the road, causing plaster and dust to fall from the ceiling of Westminster Chapel onto congregants. Lloyd-Jones paused for a moment. Then he resumed praying. […]
How to Meditate on Scripture: Learning from Luther’s Example
The first Psalm describes the man who meditates on Scripture as blessed, nourished, fruitful, prosperous, and enduring. Everyone wants those results. Truly attaining them is another thing. We must be people who meditate deeply on Scripture, drinking in deeply of its glorious truths and connecting them to our hearts so that our lives reflect the impact […]
Revival in Silicon Valley? Tech Industry Insider Reports Many Turning to Jesus
Big tech companies seem to have more control over our lives and the entire world as each day passes. The power these companies wield dwarf that of most countries and manipulate our us for both profit and their political and social agenda. But don’t let these things keep you up at night. Our Sovereign Creator […]
7 Distortions of the Gospel Commonly Accepted As Christianity
Nobody wants to believe a lie. Nobody wants to invest their lives in something just to realize that it’s fake. Yet both happen often in the church. This world is filled with distractions that can shift a Christian’s focus from the true gospel to something else. These often are good things that deceptively sneak in, […]