All Reward and Provision Come from God—Not the Meritocracy
Whenever a student comes into my office in tears, I know there’s a very good chance that the source of…
Moral Formation Involves the Head and the Heart—Simultaneously
Humans engage their intellect and emotions simultaneously. How does that bear on our spiritual formation through the Psalms?
Fire, Soap, and Knives: The Book of Proverbs as a Means to Virtue
You have probably seen a version of this commercial. The first one I watched shows a man take a bite…
Worship in the Bible Often Looks Strange. How Can It Inform Modern Worship?
How much of our worship is “biblical”? Is worship in the Bible even a good barometer for evaluating worship practices?
Matt Chandler Used ‘Deconstruction’ in a Way I Don’t Like—and That’s OK
Debating the meaning of faith “deconstruction” distracts from the substantive issues facing the church.
Expressive Individualism: Our Twenty-First Century American Ba’al
Expressive Individualism is perhaps the reigning secular ideology in the U.S. today. Scripture can help us avoid falling prey to it.
Ecclesiastes Illuminates the Secret of Joy in a Dark World
Ecclesiastes delivers a message of joy into our lives in a world storm-tossed by vanities.
Work, Reward, and the Wisdom of Proverbs in a Complicated World
The wisdom of Proverbs doesn’t lie in each isolated assertion and observation, but in the complex relations among them.
Modern Psychology Was Built on Greek Ideas—but It Needs Hebraic Ones
An interview with psychologist Dr. Kalman Kaplan
