Gospel Thunder

It seems we often take for granted the little amazements God has placed around us. Consider all that is involved in saying ‘hi’ to your...

(Originally published on February 18th, 2021, in The Wheaton Record.) According to the USDA, Americans aged 15 and older spend 153.5...

(Originally Published on The Wheaton Record. Artwork by Annika Van Dyke.) “In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which...

Here is a long list of some of my favorite quotes from John Owen’s, The Mortification of Sin, abridged edition, published by Banner of...

Children and adults across America are enthralled by pornography as it seductively promises so much intense freedom, pleasure, control,...

I sit here in my chair, preparing to go and preach the gospel in the heart of maybe the vilest city on earth. I have two hours left...

"People have speculated about the possibility that monkeys typing at random on typewriters could, given enough time, produce the complete...

(Originally published on The Wheaton Record on November 4th, 2020) Anyone can compromise Christian doctrines in order to amass a giant...

(First published in The Wheaton Record, on December 4th, 2020.) Do you remember that heart-pulverizing sequence at the beginning of the...

Monergism vs Synergism The salvation of a sinner requires God’s effectual call. Note the following from the Westminster Confession: God...

Dangerous Theology, Dangerous Compromise Some who lack a proper understanding of God’s electing and effectually calling grace will grow...

(This was originally published on The Wheaton Record on November 17th, 2020.) Paul encourages us to take up the armor of God, the “whole”...

(This first appeared in The Wheaton Record on November 12th, 2020) I know, hot take, especially since our culture demands us to regard...

"And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, (Exodus 20:8).

The threefold pattern of the Heidelberg Catechism... (and Christian living in general).

Christ not only died for his people - He also lived for them.

"A family without prayer is like a house without a roof, open and exposed to all the storms of heaven." - Thomas Brooks

Sound Christian faith necessitates the balanced exercise of your mind, affections, and will.

"For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:2)