The Gift of Lament: How to Process Grief Biblically
ARTICLE • In our fallen world, grief is inevitable. But lingering, unprocessed grief shrivels the soul (Prov 17:22). Can our sorrows be transformed from dead ends into gateways to God? Scripture’s Psalms of Lament are models for how we can grieve honestly, faithfully, and effectively. Biblical lament is God’s healing gift for broken hearts.
Read time: 27 min
The Prosperity Gospel: Where Faith in Self Joins Hope in Health & Love of Wealth
ARTICLE • What is the “Prosperity Gospel,” how did it rise to prominence within modern Christianity, why does it captivate millions of believers around the world, and how does a Christ-centered, biblically rooted vision for the Christian life offer something truer and richer than worldly wealth or success?
Read time: 9 min
The Surprising Comfort of Divine Rebuke
ARTICLE • Job’s heart was transformed by a humbling encounter with God, illustrating that our awe at God’s power and wisdom is foundational to true comfort even in the midst of profound suffering.
Read time: 5 min
Lazarus & a Vital Lesson in the Love of Jesus
ARTICLE • “If Jesus really loves me, he would….” How would you complete the sentence? For Martha and Mary, the test of Jesus’ love was whether he would heal their brother, Lazarus. Jesus exposed their short-sighted assumptions by letting Lazarus die, so they could learn that Christ is no mere means to our ends in life—he is the Source and Substance of life itself.
Read time: 9 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
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
How Could a Good, All-Powerful God Allow Evil and Suffering?
Q&A • The Problem of Evil is a wrecking ball to unthoughtful faith and a trust-building gymnasium to those who ask hard questions and persevere to find biblical answers. Here I reason that (1) if we unwisely rule out God’s existence, good and evil lose all meaning, (2) God has morally sufficient reasons for allowing evil to be, and (3) only an all-powerful God can (and has promised to!) redeem and eradicate all evil in the end.
Read time: 9 min
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