Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! (Isa 5:20–21) Equivocation, or doublespeak, is not simply a logical fallacy […]
The past year has been a year of exciting transitions. It is unbelievable to think that I am now approaching my last year of seminary. Your generosity has changed my life in different ways. First, your generosity has played a role in helping me get married! God has been so good to me and has provided me with […]
Quality time emerges only from Quantity Time. Psalm 9:1 tells us, “I will recount all of your wonderful deeds!” This is great Quality Time—when our kids learn what God means to us! True, the Psalmist had in mind the great works of God from the Books of Moses. But I am confident that he also […]
It is that time of year, the time before we continue the otherwise year-round work of encouraging generosity toward The Serious Joy Scholarship and pause briefly to pray for replenishment of The Alex Steddom International Student Fund. Would you please pray whether you are called to aid in this work of gospel ministry? There is […]
“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple” (Psalm 27:4). God is Beauty. Much in creation is beautiful. But some […]
We open our eyes every morning with a finite amount of attention to give. And almost immediately many things demand our attention, from basic bodily functions to the notifications on our phones. Our days often disappear as we flit from one activity to the next, toggle from one screen to the other, spending our finite […]
We live in a world driven by production, action, and success. Money doesn’t make itself. We need to act if we want to see change. We work so we can “play.” Action is required in the face of injustice, and inaction is portrayed as implicit approval of injustice. In such a world, one who does […]
If you know anything about King David in the Bible, you know that God blessed him by giving him many children, and you know how children are a blessing to be treasured and enjoyed (see Psalm 127), and not merely tolerated or, worse, abused. In this meditation, we will look at another aspect of David’s […]
I taught on King Jesus’s revelation and return and even tried the “king of fruits” during a recent ministry trip to Southeast Asia. I traveled with my oldest son across the world to Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (near Kuala Lumpur) to speak at the Creation to Consummation biblical theology conference hosted by the Gospel Growth Fellowship. […]
Over the last two months, I’ve been at several events promoting Bethlehem College & Seminary. I’ve met dozens of parents. Many of them have inquired about our undergraduate programs because they see great value in a God-centered, church-based, and Bible-saturated education for their kid. However, there’s another segment of parents that seem to be inquiring […]