Insights
Christ the Capstone and Cornerstone
Jesus is both the capstone and cornerstone of our lives. As the cornerstone, He provides stability and support when everything else feels shaky. As the capstone, He holds all the broken pieces together and completes what is unfinished and imperfect.
How Can I Afford Seminary?
You feel God stirring your spirit to pursue theological training for ministry service. However, glancing at seminary costs leaves you discouraged and full of self-doubt.
How Should I Vote? (Part 1)
The question for many Christians is: How do we engage in the brawl without becoming brawlers? How do we vote from a biblical, Christ-centered worldview?
Developing a Critical Mind and a Gentle Spirit
Paul makes it clear that reasoned beliefs, or Orthodoxy, always leads to excellent behaviors, or Orthopraxy.
New Year’s Resolutions: A Biblical-Theological Perspective
As you make your resolutions don’t make them about what you want, or what others expect of you. Make sure they are aimed at pleasing God and serving others.
Remembering the Past to Know the Present
Advent is not only a time of anticipation and hope. Advent is a time of remembering. Through scripture’s memories, we learn who God is in our lives today.
Cultivating Joy in the Face of Uncertainty
Genuine faith is able to look at the reality of the moment and still believe that God, in his goodness, will come through.
The Kind of Peace That Passes Understanding
Peace is more than the absence of conflict; it’s about harmony and wellbeing in every aspect of life. During the Advent season, we’re reminded how God himself stepped into the messiness and brokenness of humanity at Christmas, offering us the chance to have peace with him and to know him intimately.
Conversion Versus Coercion
Christianity has often relied on the power of the State to enforce morality. But does coercion actually transform hearts like Jesus can?
The Concrete Hope of Advent
Biblical hope differs substantially from much of our “wishful thinking.” Human hopes tend to vanish like smoke, more desire than expectation. By contrast, biblical hope stands firm on the unshakable rock of God’s faithfulness.
Answer Your Calling
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