Earning God’s Approval: Good Luck With That! – 12/15/2025

Posted by Todd Linn, PhD on December 8, 2025 James says: “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:10). Given the examples provided in these verses, it seems clear that James has in mind what we often describe as the “moral law” in the Old Testament. Much … More Earning God’s Approval: Good Luck With That! – 12/15/2025

Study – “Words of the Year” – 12/13/2025

A Decade of “Words of the Year” Every year since 2004, Oxford University Press has chosen a “word of the year,” based on usage compiled from news sources across the English-speaking world. Today, speaker and author Abdu Murray describes how words reflect and explain culture: CONTINUED @ LINK ABOVE Additional Resources Worldviews & Cultural Fluency … More Study – “Words of the Year” – 12/13/2025

Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part II” – 10/08/2025

We continue our series of excerpts from “Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer.”1 These will be without the usual comments and study references. My hope is that people will be like the Bereans, as described in Acts 17:11, and will put Henry’s writing to the test. Directions for Praying All Day Henry wrote in his … More Devotion – “Method of Daily Prayer Part II” – 10/08/2025

Devotional/Study – “Carnal Christians” – 10/06/2025

If you are anything like me, being called a “Carnal Christian” is akin to being called cursed at. I believed that the two terms were completely incompatible. How could a “Christian”, someone with the indwelling Holy Spirit, live a carnal life? It just did not compute. You can go across America on any given Sunday … More Devotional/Study – “Carnal Christians” – 10/06/2025

Grace: Common And Effectual – 09/08/2025

Today’s study from Dr. Lynn falls under the category of Soteriology, a theological term for the study of Biblical Salvation. Soteriology can be defined as: Soteriology — The area of Christian theology focused on the saving work of Christ including the issues of atonement, grace, human nature, sin, and resurrection. The term derives from the … More Grace: Common And Effectual – 09/08/2025

Devotion/Study – “Worldviews and Tragedy” – 08/26/2025

… a Christian worldview must be used as an essential tool in evangelism, to answer the questions and objections of the unbeliever. However, it must be clearly understood that, in the final analysis, it is the gospel that has the power to bring an individual to salvation (Romans 1:16–17). Finally, a Christian worldview is foundational … More Devotion/Study – “Worldviews and Tragedy” – 08/26/2025