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Continue reading →: Fighting Sin the Right Way“For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Romans 8:13 ESV Lamentably, the concept of fighting sin has been neglected in evangelicalism today. Not as a whole, of course, but…
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Continue reading →: Spiritual OxygenCan you imagine having the oxygen to breathe, yet willfully not taking a breath? Or, worse yet, maybe you are being a bit lazy and decide you don’t have the energy to breathe. That would be ridiculous! That is an asinine thought. Likewise, this is what happens when we willfully…
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Continue reading →: Our Supposed Self-Sufficiency“For in him we live and move and have our being…” (Acts 17:28 NIV) Day after day, week after week we go through routines. We wake up, get ready, go to work, get home, and go to sleep. Same ole’, same ole’. As life continues–and things become mundane and repetitive–we…
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Continue reading →: Why Expository Preaching is BestThere are basically two types of preaching: expository and topical. Expository preaching is when you preach verse-by-verse through a book of the Bible. Topic preaching is when you take a topic and find Bible verses that seem to correlate with the topic you want to preach on. There has always…
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Continue reading →: Imputation for Everday Life“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Cor. 5:21 ESV) Numerous are the doctrines that many well-meaning Christians say, “What does this have to do with everyday life?” It’s a valid question. It’s an…
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Continue reading →: What an Ultrasound RevealsRecently, my wife and I went to another ultrasound appointment. During this particular one, not only did we see (!) the baby’s heartbeat, but she–yes, she!–was literally moving around. My wife said that “it’s like when you get in the tub with barely any water as a kid and just slide up…
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Continue reading →: Are You Using Social Media to be Quarrelsome?Social media is a great tool. It can be used to connect with old friends, find new connections, and post your thoughts. It is also a dangerous tool when abused. It can bring out the absolute worst in us. One thing I see—either on Facebook or Twitter—is nonsense arguments from…
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Continue reading →: 3 Battles Christians Face“You once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience — among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh” (Eph. 2:2–3) The Christian life is war. Contrary…
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Continue reading →: Which Jesus?Jesus is the most important figure in all of humankind. If somebody doesn’t believe in Him, they at least have an opinion (and it’s usually skepticism) of Him. It’s important to note that Christianity is not the only religion that believes in Jesus. In this blog post, I seek to…
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Continue reading →: The Great Exchange“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV In one of my past blog posts, I wrote about why all Christians should study theology. I explained how Christians, by definition,…
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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 