Articles

Sex as an Expression of God:[1] The constitution of sex presupposes a covenantal union which consummates the conjugal terms and...

Sexuality as an Expression of God:[1] The biblical narrative communicates a cosmos that springs into existence ex nihilo through the...

A Creation Paradigm and the Fingerprint of God:[1] In the Creator’s infinite wisdom, divine glory, and merciful love, He has intimately...

A Fighter’s Edge: Prosperity has a unique potential in building dullness and complacency that works against the hearts and mind of a...

The Wisdom of Hindsight: In the spring of 2003, I entered my first semester as a bible college student. Looking back, I was clueless as...

Self-Centeredness: The craze over self-love has flooded our society as well as our social media platforms, and not without good...

Going To? My wife and I found out that she was pregnant in mid-October 2020, and I remember it like it was yesterday. She woke me up on a...

Playing by the Rules: As a young man I spent countless hours trying to teach preteens and early teens the wonderful game of basketball....

Built-In Defense Mechanisms:[1] From an animistic worldview, demonic attacks and spiritual engagements are part and parcel to everyday...

Covenantal Presence of God’s Kingdom Reign:[1] The journey of conformity into the image of Christ, i.e., progressive sanctification, is a...

Something Fishy If you were to ask me why I love my wife and I responded, “I love her because she’s so mysterious! There’s so much that I...

On the Road to St. Cloud On August 18th, 2015, I received a text message from my friend. Knowing that I hadn’t been my usual self lately,...

Covenantal Law Expressing the Covenantal Lord: In the establishment of the nation of Israel, the Lord orchestrated covenantal...

A Community Effort: As I wrote in a previous article (you can find it here), a movement in abolishing domestic violence, particularly...

Two Truths and a Lie: As image bearers, we are marked in such a way, i.e., sensus divinitatis, that the outflow of our engagement finds...

Autonomous Journey:[1] It is a common assumption amid the climate of today's society that in order to truly find oneself the journey must...

Fighting Words:[1] The silence is deafening as the epidemic of domestic violence within the Hmong community continues to permeate at an...

Whatever Works:[1] The current trend that surrounds much of church growth movements is grounded on a pragmatic approach that is...

NEVER PAID THE COST As local churches, ministry leaders, and pastors, we understand that being a follower of Jesus Christ is worth it...

When leaders think about growth in the church, very rarely do they think about membership. I have yet to meet a Christian that does not...