Blake Long

“If Christ had not been man, he could not have suffered for men, and if he had not been God, his suffering could not have satisfied infinite justice.” (John Owen) Jesus is fully God and fully man. To be more precise, He is truly God, truly man. We can try…

The other evening I was driving, headed to get dinner. I decided to listen to Shane and Shane’s “All-Sufficient Merit.” Not only is this my favorite song right now, but certainly among the best ever. There are several lines in this rich, theological song that make me cry ugly tears—and…

Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Never be ashamed of that sentence. Definitely the “for the Bible tells me so part.” I sing this to my children every night, because I want them to always know that Jesus loves them. There are two parts…

My wife and I were doing a catechism while the kids were in the tub, and I told Jovi, my almost four year old, to fill in the blank of Genesis 1:1. Me: “In the beginning, God made…” Jovi: “Jovi!!” Me: “[Laughing] Very true. He also made everything!” Do you…

Timothy Keller died yesterday. Just like many others, I was greatly influenced by his teachings, specifically his books. The Reason for God and The Prodigal God are my favorites. But in this devotional, which is a tribute to Keller, I want to base it on my favorite quote of his:…

Christians hope. This hope isn’t like the rest of the world’s hope—one of wishful thinking, of hoping for the best. The Christian hope is based on Christ, on the promises of redemption.It’s not a mere crossing of the fingers, but a certainty. And our Heavenly Father never wants us to…

“who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”‭‭(1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭ESV) You are a sinner, and so am I. Before coming to Christ, we were guilty before a holy God. Our mouths were full of deceit and our hearts packed with pride.…

Repentance, which in Greek is the word metanoia, means to literally “change one’s mind.” On a foundational level, to repent is to change our minds about God, the gospel, and everything else it encompasses. Even more so, it means to change our minds about sin—we go from loving sin to…

“In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” (Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬) When…