Why Are Matthew’s and Luke’s Genealogies So Different?
Modern Americans aren’t as fascinated with genealogies as ancient Jewish people. It’s true that many have done ancestry research. My Grammy Smith did some pretty extensive research into our family’s ancestry, and I learned some cool things about my ancestors…
Why Your Words Carry So Much Weight for Your Spouse
In our busy, technology-saturated, and fast-paced 21st century world, we need clarity on what to prioritize in life. Sometimes, we have to say “No” to good things that are simply not the best things for the moment. When we let…
Am I Good Enough?
This is the question lurking just below the surface in every human heart. Have I done enough? Do people accept me for who I am? Am I good enough? The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most stunning message in…
Rearranging Deck Chairs or Being Salt and Light?
Many Christians are disheartened when they look around at how our American culture has become more secular and, in many ways, anti-Christian in everything from its views on sexuality to public policy. In this cultural moment, it’s easy for Christians…
Will Your Children Learn about Sex from You or the World?
I love being a dad. Hardly anything in life gives me more joy than spending time with my kids, whether it be wrestling with them, playing games, cracking jokes, playing catch, or talking about life and God. Every parent has…
Failure Is Never Final
Before Jonas Salk discovered the vaccine for polio, he had to fail 200 times. When he was asked how he felt about those 200 failures, Salk said, “I never failed two hundred times in my life. I was taught not…
It Will Cost You Everything
In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be My disciples. (Luke 14:33, ESV) In the 2001 animated film Shrek, we meet Lord Farquaad, the pompous, proud, and vertically challenged villain. In…
What Did Jesus Look Like?
Recently, I was reading a Bible storybook to my 5-year-old son, Ryan, that was filled with realistic pictures of Jesus in various scenes from the Gospels. Jesus was portrayed talking to the crowds, holding a child in His arms, and…
Charlie Kirk, Evil, and the Hope of Jesus Christ
One of the most common objections to Christianity I hear is the problem of evil. How could a good God allow so much evil in His world? I think it’s good to think through this question as believers. It will…
Who Is Discipling You?
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that…