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  • Introducing the Five Solas

    Introducing the Five Solas

    We have been saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, for the glory of God alone. If one were to say, “Tell me your Protestant without telling me your Protestant,” I believe a good way to answer that would be to explain the five solas, like the above…

  • Two-Minute Tuesdays: Citizens of Heaven

    Two-Minute Tuesdays: Citizens of Heaven

    I am going to attempt to do a new thing at my blog, where each Tuesday I create a two minute video where I encourage, edify, or bless listeners in some type of way. In the below video, I talk about what it means to be citizens of Heaven.

  • Understanding Biblical Dual Citizenship

    Understanding Biblical Dual Citizenship

    What does dual citizenship mean? Glad you asked! Dual citizenship means that an individual is an active citizen of two countries and shares in the responsibilities and privileges of both. The most common ways dual citizenship is achieved is by, for example, being born in the United States to immigrant parents. Or, being born outside…

  • Keeping Watch Over Our Souls

    Keeping Watch Over Our Souls

    Pastors have it rough. There is no arguing that. From counseling sessions to spending hours upon hours in sermon prep, pastors then get to hear the occasional jokester say, “Don’t you just work one day a week?” As one who “aspires to the office of [elder]” (1 Tim. 3:1), I have a special place in…

  • 5 Notable Articles of the Week

    5 Notable Articles of the Week

    When I Recognized Race We can agree to disagree on different issues surround the race conversation, but one thing remains very true: we need empathy. Gavin Ortlund does a beautiful job here: “I wonder how our conversations about race would improve if we were better at practicing empathy. I suspect we would be less likely…

  • 4 Months Until Launch Day

    4 Months Until Launch Day

    I can’t begin to express how excited I am for Gospel Smugness: Displaying Christlike Character in Evangelism to be released. If I caved in to my natural do-everything-as-quick-as-I-can tendency, I would release it tomorrow. But, alas, that’s not good marketing (definitely for a first-time, self-published author). But I know—I just know!—that these next four months…

  • If God Could Change

    If God Could Change

    “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1:17‬ You’ve been in this situation plenty of times before. Your spouse is simply too fickle. He can’t make up his mind; she doesn’t really know…

  • A Slight Change to Theology & Life

    A Slight Change to Theology & Life

    One of my biggest pitfalls in the writing process is I’m too quick. I get a thought in my head, write them down in my notes like my life depends on it, and then give it a round or two of quick editing. And then, once I publish it, I still notice a couple of…

  • A Call for Gracious Calvinists

    A Call for Gracious Calvinists

    Frustratingly prevalent on Twitter these days is the fleshly stench of slander and belittlement of other Christians. Rummaging through Twitter the other day, I quickly stopped my thumb from scrolling more because I noticed that somebody shared what was a list of names deemed “woke.” In this tweet thread, the person explained we should not…

  • Gospel Smugness Available for Preorder (Kindle)

    Gospel Smugness Available for Preorder (Kindle)

    Gospel Smugness Available for Preorder (Kindle) Foreword by Dustin Benge Endorsements from Dennis Gundersen, Don Currin, Justin O Huffman, Justin Peters Ministries, Erik Reed, Kofi Adu-Boahen, and Dillon Chase. *If you plan to order the paperback version, you will have to wait until July 5, the release date. If you’re a Kindle reader, preorder it!