Christian Marital Counseling: Eight Approaches to Helping Couples
Book Summary • Everette L. Worthington Jr., editor, Christian Marital Counseling: Eight Approaches to Helping Couples (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2000). 254 pp. $31.
Read time: 12 min
The Plot of the Gospel of John
ARTICLE • Writing explicitly to inspire readers’ faith in Jesus Christ (John 20:31), the apostle John masterfully crafted the plot of his eyewitness account of Jesus’ ministry, death, and resurrection.
Read time: 6 min
Why Doesn’t God Just Fix Our Problems?
DEVOTION • The story of the Brazen Serpent in Numbers 21:4–9 illustrates why God may, in fact, provide grace in the midst of a crisis rather than immediately removing the crisis.
Read time: 3 min
“Husband” Is a Verb Too
ARTICLE • Husband has its origins in Old English, derived from the Old Norse, “húsbóndi,” which means “cultivator of a house.” The word combines “hús” (house) and “bóndi” (tiller of soil). How might this imagery inform your household?
Read time: 3 min
Jesus: Incarnate Christ, Eternal God
SERMON • Embroiled in debate with Jesus, the Jewish leaders ask: “Who do you make yourself out to be?” To paraphrase Jesus’ two-fold response—which both shocks and infuriates his critics: “I am both the promised seed of Abraham and the God of Abraham. I am the ‘I Am.’”
38 min
Christology of the New Testament
PROJECT • Comprised of five lecture outlines on Christology, this teaching project provides an overview of the person and work of Jesus Christ from the pages of the New Testament.
Read time: 41 min
Beware of Ritual without Relationship
DEVOTION • Hosea 6:6: “For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Read time: 2 min
When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community
Book Review • Hellerman, Joseph H. When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2009. Kindle. $10.49.
Read time: 12 min
Overcoming Sin and Temptation
Book Review • John Owen, Overcoming Sin and Temptation, ed. Kelly Kapic and Justin Taylor (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2006). Kindle Edition. 466 pp. $22.
Read time: 18 min
Counseling a Husband Exhibiting Avoidant Attachment Disorder
PAPER • Attachment theory and its related attachment style paradigms may be of benefit in describing unhealthy relational patterns in marriage, but Scripture diagnoses and treats the root causes of so-called ‘avoidant attachment style.’
Read time: 54 min
The Mystery of Marriage
SERMON • For many, marriage is little more than a social contract in which two lovers team up to relentlessly pursue their own pleasure. God, however, designed marriage to be radically God-centered. Marriage exists primarily as a joyful, human picture of the union of Christ and His Church. As such, our marriages must not mimic ever-changing societal norms but echo the eternal love story of Jesus and His Bride.
49 min
How Do We Know Which Books Belong in the New Testament?
Q&A • Five crucial characteristics mark all writings included in the New Testament and no writings that have been left out. These are the five “criteria of canonicity.”
Read time: 4 min
Resist the Devil by Resisting the Devilish Impulse to Distrust God
DEVOTION • James 4:7: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.“
Read time: 4 min
Stare at the Son for Personal Transformation
DEVOTION • 2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”
Read time: 3 min
“Yahweh, He Is God.”
ARTICLE • In a dramatic showdown on Mount Carmel, Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal and revealed the power of the one true God. This ancient story serves as a crucial reminder that our idols—whether career success, human approval, or material wealth—always disappoint and God never does.
Read time: 4 min
Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Application
Book Review • Daniel M. Doriani, Putting the Truth to Work: The Theory and Practice of Biblical Application (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2001), Kindle. 342 pp. $9.99.
Read time: 7 min
Power & Proof: Why We Affirm the Supreme Authority of Jesus
SERMON • John narrates a remarkable dialogue between Jesus and the religious leaders in Jerusalem. The point of contention? Jesus claims a seven-fold equality with the Father. To back his assertions, he enlists six witnesses that testify to his divine authority as God the Son.
42 min
Rediscovering Jesus? A Critique of the Old, New, and Third Quests
ARTICLE • Since the 19th century, three unorthodox perspectives of Jesus have emerged: the Old, New, and Third Quests. Being able to recognize the remnants of each today can heighten our cultural discernment and deepen our faith in the Jesus of Scripture.
Read time: 8 min
How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil
Book Review • D.A. Carson, How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil, 2nd ed. (Nottingham: Inter-Varsity Press, 2006). Kindle Edition. 240 pp. $12.
Read time: 18 min
Faith & Scholarship: A Personal Statement
PAPER • The Christian faith enhances scholarship by nurturing virtue, intensifying truth-seeking rigor, and imbuing scholarly work with transcendent beauty, aligning it with the classical ideals of the Good, the True, and the Beautiful.
Read time: 3 min