Blake Long

Can we lose our salvation? This is the question many Christians ask. It’s always important to ask tough questions in order that we may be well-rounded believers, but the question has a firm, biblical answer: No. This question divides the church. It is not a primary doctrine of the faith—that…

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” (Proverbs‬ ‭3:5-6‬) We all search for wisdom. It’s a universal pursuit and, in many cases, we look for it from the…

“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…

I 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…

“. . . 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…

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…

Recently 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…