The Backwardness of Sin
I wonder sometimes if we, as Christians, truly grasp what happens to the human mind that is captivated by sin. I think, theologically, we can speak true…
Children of God
Who is a child of God? All human beings are created by God, in God’s image, and for God’s glory. But this is not the same as…
Healing Wounds Lightly
Which do you prefer, making people happy or making people sad? Would you rather have people like you or dislike you? Would you rather tell people things…
Grace Towards Good Works
How good works and the grace of God are related ought not be confusing to Christians. This teaching runs all through the New Testament, but many fail…
Stopping the Pendulum
Sometimes when I think of issues of error, I imagine a pendulum. What I mean is that there is often an overreaction to error that leads to…
A Lesson in a Dull Chapter
A Lesson in a Dull Chapter Posted on August 16, 2019 by pastortravislv In Nehemiah 3, we have recorded for us a list of those who began work on repairing the…
A Key To Fearing God
Christians, if we have been biblically taught, we know that we are supposed to be God-fearers. But we do struggle to know what that looks like. I…
A Deadly Pragmatism
What is better, to do what is right or to do what works? Do the ends justify the means? Can we compromise formal righteousness for a result…
God Outlasts Creation
The world can be awfully depressing. Political discussions are discouraging. The character of the nation seems to be diving off a cliff. Rotten people try to do…
Hope or Vanity
Is it worth it to follow God? That was the question that I asked in a message on Malachi 3:13-4:3. You see, at the end of Malachi…