With glasses raised and confetti scattered about like snow, we bid farewell to another year. As a fresh decade opens in the annals of history, let's apply the good news of Christ to the last 365 days to gain some gospel perspective. The more we can commemorate God's past faithfulness, the more we can anticipate... Continue Reading →

(This post was originally published on the Baptist Convention of New England’s blog on October 16, 2019. You can find it here.) Women have longed for romance since the beginning of time. (Small wonder: the first words spoken to us from human lips were lyrics of a love song.) Something deep in us thrills at the... Continue Reading →

(This post was originally published on the Baptist Convention of New England’s blog on September 28, 2019. You can find it here.) Has God ever ambushed you?  I recently attended a conference session about the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11). The speaker did a wonderful job of applying this timeless story by discussing the... Continue Reading →

(This post was originally published on the Baptist Convention of New England’s blog on August 21, 2019. You can find it here.) Martin Luther was a 16th century German cowboy with a one-trick pony called "Gospel." Utterly obsessed with the subject, this firebrand monk once wrote that “the truth of the gospel is the principal... Continue Reading →

These days, all it takes to make my internal temperature rise is spending about five minutes on Twitter. (That's the closest I get to news.) Good grief, people. We need Jesus. Drifting into the riptide of anxiety is easy when my eyes are fixed on this world—its chaos, its concerns, its leaders, its followers, its... Continue Reading →

Imagine a lioness convinced she's a worm. Then imagine a lioness convinced she's a king. One a spineless slave, the other a self-appointed tyrant. Which mindset could do her family more harm? Which is a greater assault on the created order of things? The enemy has pulled quite a number on women. "Hush, you silly... Continue Reading →

(This post was originally published on the Baptist Convention of New England's blog on June 3, 2019. You can find it here.) "God has promised forgiveness to your repentance; but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination." (St. Augustine) They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while... Continue Reading →

Was anyone else fooled by the pretty bowl of pears on their great-grandmother's dining room table? You wander in and see that delicious fruit just begging to be savored. Not one to disappoint, you pluck the ripest from the bunch and have got it almost to your antsy taste buds when your parents alert you... Continue Reading →

As we conclude our jaunt of enhancing our practical gospel awareness, shocks of a deeper truth jolt us out of being a mere audience—we're now participators, naming Christ and making Him known in the fabric of our culture. 1. The Transformation from Beauty and the Beast What a classic, right? Our hearts are gripped by... Continue Reading →