It is easy to be overwhelmed in the midst of misery. Whether you’re facing your own sin, that of another’s against you, or suffering of one sort or another, we are tempted to remain downcast. If that describes you today, the prescription you need is found in Psalm 106. The psalmist lifts our eyes fr
In the first article of this “Christ in the Pentateuch” series, Keith Kauffman instructs: “ … it is helpful to think of two broad categories of Christology in the Pentateuch (and the rest of the Old Testament as well): prophecy and prefigurement (typology).” This article focuses on the latter relat
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel (Genesis 3:15).Genesis 3:15 is a key verse of the whole Bible. The rest of the Bible is, in fact, an outworking of this one verse. The verse is set against the da
From the moment the first humans fell, Scripture begins to sing a song of promise. In the protoevangelium of Genesis 3:15, God declares enmity between the serpent and the woman, between their offspring, and pledges that the woman’s seed will crush the serpent’s head. John Calvin called this “the fir
Ask anyone if they need help and the answer is usually Yes, at least if they’re honest. People need help finding a job. They need help navigating a difficult relationship. Couples need help communicating in marriage. Parents need help raising their children. Students need help on assignments. Church
Who spoke to Moses from the burning bush? Who called to Abraham on Mount Moriah? Who withstood Balaam on his way to curse the Israelites? Who met Hagar and Ishmael when Sarah drove them into the wilderness? If you answered, “The Lord,” you would be right. And if you answered, “The Angel of the Lord,
My first encounter with a Universalist in 2014 was more than just a conversation. It was a profound awakening, a moment that sparked a deeper theological concern within me. It was the first time I truly grasped this doctrine’s seductive yet spiritually hazardous nature, which I had only known about
“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” – Luke 24:27The revelation of Christ begins not at the Incarnation but at Creation. It is from the very opening verses of the Scriptures that the mystery of the person and wor
The Bible has just one verse referring to a Christian named Mnason. Yet although we never hear of Mnason before or after this one verse, what we glean from it is most instructive. The verse is Acts 21:16: ‘And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us (that is, Paul and his companions), bring
The future is, by definition, uncertain. That seems obvious—but if you actually stop and reflect on that for a moment, it becomes unsettling. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring. In an instant, we could be gone. And so we try to secure the future through contingency plans and contracts. This is w
