Posts from February 2022

Posts from February 2022

God is in Control

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed… He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. – Psalm 2:1-2, 4 All of us have likely been following the Russian invasion of Ukraine to some extent. It seems that the world stands closer to the brink of World War 3—or even nuclear conflict—than…

My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

Last Sunday evening, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI, 23-20. That’s not a matchup that most people would have projected at the beginning of the season; it’s not even one that was likely at the outset of the playoffs. That unpredictability is part of what makes a football season so exciting. The Super Bowl was the long-awaited culmination of a journey that began, by one way of looking at it, some 5 months ago,…

What is Love?

Notwithstanding the fact that this article’s title will get a certain early 90s dance song stuck in the heads of some readers, the question is an important one. Tomorrow, we celebrate Valentine’s Day, which—rightly or wrongly—is associated with love. And we all know that love is of paramount importance in Scripture. God is love (1 John 4:16). We are commanded by Jesus to love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By…

Survival of the Faithful

We are in the process of preaching our way through the book of Acts this year. Last week, we looked at the first part of chapter 2; this morning, we will finish that up, studying Peter’s sermon. But as most of us know, this is where we find recorded the great events that transpired on the Day of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit descended and filled the disciples who were gathered together, empowering them to speak in languages they had never…