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Continue reading →: Theology without Affection“He that has doctrinal knowledge and speculation only, without affection, never is engaged in the business of religion.” (Jonathan Edwards) First Corinthians 13 is famous for a reason. Though it may be used mostly for weddings, it’s ultimate context relates to spiritual gifts and how some in the church at…
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Continue reading →: Welcome to the FamilyI watched a video recently that made me tear up. It was an adoption video, where they captured the actual court proceedings and the viewer got to see the slam of the gavel and the judge officially declare the teenager a son of the two parents. It was beautiful to…
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Continue reading →: A PSA about PSA“. . . we must emphasize that the chief reality of the atonement is that it was a penal substitution. In penal substitution, the penalty that is due to us for our transgression is paid by a substitute, namely, Jesus Christ.” Ligonier Ministries, https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/penal-substitution Some will understand the play on…
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Continue reading →: Held TightlyIf you are in Christ, he is holding onto you and will never let you go. This precious truth should cause three things to happen for Christians.
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Continue reading →: Why it Matters to Listen in Gospel ConversationsThere are myriad of ways to dampen the good news of the gospel with our attitude. One surefire way to do that is by not listening to the person. I think one of the reasons we do this is because we try to plan the conversation out in our head.…
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Continue reading →: Do we have room in our theology for unanswered prayer?Small excerpt from my next book, When God Says No: How to Respond to Unanswered Prayer (title tentative). Do we have room in our theology for when God says no to our prayers? Do we understand God does, in fact, say no to many of our prayers? Even our earnest…
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Continue reading →: Jesus is HereJesus is here with us. He is not distant, far off, or lost. He is here and cares for us.
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Continue reading →: Christian, Don’t Despise Your TrialsRecently my infant, Piper, got sick at daycare. At a mere six weeks old, her projectile vomiting was cause for concern. Dehydration sets in quickly. Thankfully my wife, Shale, got her in to see the pediatrician that same day. All was supposedly well. As she put Piper back in the…
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Continue reading →: We Need the Local ChurchUnfortunately, Covid has revealed a lot of people don’t care to stay in church.
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Continue reading →: Learning to Live“Readiness to die is the first step in learning to live.” (J.I. Packer) Are you ready to die? Perhaps this morbid question haunts you. Maybe it makes you anxious. Either way, it’s one of the most important questions you’ll ever answer; for we cannot truly live until we answer that…
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Hello,
I’m Blake
I am a Christian who loves to write about the connection between theology and life. I am married to my wife, Shale, who is a special education teacher. We have been married for five years now. We have two little girls, Jovi and Piper, and they are wonderful. We also have a dog, Dundie–yes, for you people who love The Office, he is named after The Dundie Awards–who is crazy, hairy, but very sweet and rowdy.
I received my BS in Mass Communications from East Central University and did my MTS in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
I am currently working for a philanthropic nonprofit organization, although it is an aspiration of mine to eventually be in ministry, Lord willing.
My wife and I are covenant members of Sovereign Grace Bible Church and have been for eight years now. We are richly blessed by our church.
Blake Long 