Introduction Names carry significance. Not just because it’s what you call yourself, but your name plays a role in defining who you are. Your name could indicate a particular bond you have with the people you love, or it could connect you to the heritage or culture of your ancestors. … ∞
Imagine if Jesus were here with us today, walking and talking with us like old friends, or sitting with us on a park bench. We would ask him all our questions, and he would answer them with love and wisdom. One of the most important questions we could ask is … ∞
Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set … ∞
An Engagement with Gary Chapman’s Work, Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate Being In Love Is Not an Adequate Foundation For Building A Successful Marriage. A married couple cannot survive on love alone. At first glance, love is the foundation of a happy and prosperous … ∞
An Engagement with Robert E. Coleman’s Work, The Master Plan of Evangelism, Part I Introduction When Jesus called a few people to follow him and share God’s message with their neighbors. We are called to do the same. However, evangelism can be difficult, and can even be intimidating. With all … ∞
The Dream Last night, I had a dream. In the dream, I was supposed to be in a program scheduled for ministers. I borrowed a friend’s car (a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, to be precise), which I use to borrow whenever I want to travel in real life. I tried to be … ∞
Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his … ∞
An Engagement with Robert E. Coleman’s Work,The Master Plan of Evangelism, Part II Introduction Many are busy doing something for the Lord. The question is: Are we getting the job done? It is about the objective and relevance of our evangelistic work. It is about our methods of evangelism. Over … ∞
Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” The one enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs … ∞
If you are unfamiliar with the term Advent, it comes from the Latin word meaning “coming.” For Christians, it is a season of preparation, marking the birth of Jesus Christ and our expectation of his second coming. There is so much that goes into these holiday celebrations, but in my … ∞
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord and meditates on his law day and night That person is like … ∞
Welcome back, Calvin Theological Seminary Students! Whether you are an MDIV student like me or in a different program here at Calvin, it’s a new year and a new semester. With this fresh start, remember your goals, whether they were from the year you started or from the beginning of … ∞
In a previous writing, I introduced a scenario where one singular episode of Bluey was introduced to a group of adults, and that one video induced enough emotion to cause a full-grown man to cry. After I wrote that, I thought to myself; “Are we weird?”. Or is the power … ∞
A group of fully grown men were sitting around a table discussing deep theological principals and the doctrines of the faith. At some point the conversation shifted to their families, and the children who had to go a week without fathers and mothers as they were at Calvin that week … ∞
I have yet to find a place wherein expectation and reality lay together.These are the individuals we find at odds;Ones optimistic vision of utopia me by the bulwark of pessimism spoken by realityThe expectations of this world are built upon reality;A reality wherein lies a conflict. A conflict between the … ∞
