Veritas Blog
This means war – a declaration by Jesus
We tend to read the Bible and create a setting that is strangely like our day. Jesus and the apostles look like us, they speak English, and we’re sure they start the day with a latte. Part of this phenomenon is because the Bible is a living book. It doesn’t read...
Preaching the Gospel Again: Keeping Christ’s Most Important Message Primary
Have you lost interest in the gospel? Are you looking for “more interesting” or “more engaging” things to say? Don’t Christians need more than “just the gospel”? Mark Dever’s ministry recently published a profound article (4 Reflections after Listening to 18 Hours of...
Recognizing Bitterness: Characteristics from a deadly poison
Bitterness destroys lives, families, and churches. Left unattended, she inevitably spreads. On her playing field, nobody wins. Recognize her early. Deal with her seriously. She is dangerous – extremely dangerous. Consider a few of her characteristics: She...
Count it all joy: Lessons from a pandemic
2020. It seems like a life-time ago! From a global pandemic to relational isolation, political unrest, and everything in between—for one reason or another—2020 was a year of unexpected warfare. To minimize the adversity is pointless. To belittle the...
Paul’s Lessons from Athletics: Learning Self-Discipline and Purpose
The athletic metaphor seems to transcend time and culture. Some 3000 years before Christ, we see the Egyptians involved in sports for the purpose of training for war, strengthening their bodies, and pure recreation. Today, we hear catch-phrases that are rooted within...
Study to Know Jesus: Education that brings Peace
History, Theology, Eschatology, Soteriology, English, Ministry, Hamartiology, Anthropology, Angelology, Culture, Counseling, Biology, and Public Speaking. These are just some broad categories of studies my brain has processed in the last few years. Whether an...
This Little Light of Mine:A Shining Soul in a Dark World
Writing for the blogosphere can be a little intimidating! In preparation for this post, I asked the Lord to help me to write this as if He were the one doing it – as if He were sitting here at my computer. While I am sharing my heart in this post, I am endeavoring...