Rather than bemoaning that this was hardly the best time to raise a child, Joseph and Mary saw the greatest fulfillment of their God-given potential as humble obedience to the perfect and holy will of the Most High. More
Category Archives: Theology
Festivus and Bradford Littlejohn Reimagining a Christian America
Replacing the Christmas tree with an aluminum pole, substituting feats of strength for gift-giving, airing grievances in place of reading the Christmas story – Festivus is post-modern.More
That’s What Christmas is All About, Charlie Brown
Christmas décor, gifts, and parties are fine. Yet we enjoy all those things best when our hearts are fixed on the lavish humility of how and why God chose to send Jesus into the world.More
Counteracting Holiday Fatigue and Irritability
As it turns out we can’t be perfect even for a relatively short season, there is great comfort and peace in remembering the good news of Emmanuel. More
When I Tell People We Have Seven Kids
The reactions seem scripted because they are in a certain sense. And the script these young bucks are following comes from the broader mainstream culture in America.More
Attaining the Resurrection from the Dead
The resurrection frames our engagement with social and political questions. If all things will be subjected to Christ, then we must orient ourselves accordingly.More
Post-Evangelical Pastors Questioning Their Faith Post-Trump
These are the Woke outcasts who love radical doubt and deconstructionism, and they love the trappings of Christianity without the Christianity itself.More
Remembering the God To Whom We Give Thanks on Thanksgiving
We may not have all that we wish we had. But fixating on that is the opposite of giving thanks to the Lord for what we do have by his grace, whether common or special. More
Romans 9-11, Age of Empires IV, and Job Hopping
Just to reiterate briefly, the answer to the question of why a good God would allow for evil and suffering is that he wanted to, And he definitionally sets the standard.More
Joseph Dreams and Has a Nicer Coat
What strikes me as remarkable in the story of Joseph is not the all too common evil of his brothers, but rather the enduring faithfulness and goodness of God.More