My friend, Dr. Kevin Baird is a godly, mature man. He recently gave me permission to summarize his lengthy blog posts on tithing. Here is part two of principles 5-7.  Worth reading:    Principle #5: T...  Read More

Tithing Reframed: Three Principles That Transform Giving from Obligation to RevelationFor many Christians, tithing is experienced as a necessary, but uninspiring, expense. It can feel like a spiritual...  Read More

Key Lessons from the Transfiguration:The Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36) stands as one of the most breathtaking moments in the Gospels. On a high mountain, Jesus is...  Read More

These two books by Philip Yancey form a pastoral theology of pain, disappointment, and faith. I’ll summarize each individually, then give a combined overview, maybe like a cliff notes. Both of these b...  Read More

As we approach the new year, many of us feel a deep calling to draw closer to God, seek His guidance, and intercede powerfully for our lives, families, church, and world. That's why we're inviting our...  Read More

I’ve been reading Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile, the story of Churchill’s first year as Prime Minister. One passage stopped me cold: Hitler, in speech after speech, insisted the war was enti...  Read More

Have you ever wondered how people in the Old Testament were saved—how they were declared righteous before a holy God? It can appear that it was through their own personal righteousness and law keeping...  Read More

Let's blow our minds on God’s Foreknowledge: When we read in 1 Peter 1:1-2 that believers are “elect…according to the foreknowledge of God,” we might wonder how God’s choosing and our free choices fit...  Read More

Weaponized Empathy and Compassion: A Biblical Christian PerspectiveWe live in a world increasingly shaped by emotion.  I often see well-meaning and “good” people go sideways in what they stand for and...  Read More

Do Moral Rules Really Protect Us? What History Says About Sex, Culture, and CollapseI read this fascinating paper based on a massive book written back in the 1930s.  An Oxford anthropologist named J.D...  Read More

Picture this: God sets a divine calendar with seven spectacular feasts, each a dazzling rehearsal for His grand redemptive story. In fact, these “appointed times” literally mean “dress rehearsals”. So...  Read More

So here is how I start:Immerse in the TextSunday night, I read the passage (e.g., Proverbs 4:1-7) multiple times without a goal, just to let it sink in and feel familiar.Pray for GuidanceEarly Monday ...  Read More