The Freshman 15
Dining hall food gets a bad rap, but incoming college freshmen don't seem to have a problem packing on the infamous "freshman 15." Honoring that tradition, here are 15 ways incoming freshmen (or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Bible Study Doesn't Transform Us
"When all your favorite preachers are gone, and all their books forgotten, you will have your Bible. Master it. Master it." --- John Piper I meet with women all the time who are curious about how they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Can the Gospel Be Good News to Gays?
We were having lunch together, and I was praying like mad. My friend had been in a committed same-sex relationship for about 15 years. He was interested in Jesus; attracted to his teaching and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Forgive Us These Faults
For decades Kathy and I have profited immensely from the pastoral wisdom of the converted slave trader John Newton. As an 18th-century Anglican minister, Newton was a good preacher, but it was as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Martin Luther on Marriage as a School of Character
"Before I was married," Martin Luther recalled, "the bed was not made for a whole year and became foul with sweat. But I worked so hard and was so weary I tumbled in without noticing it." However, when...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Parenting Is Hard for a Reason
It had been a long and trying day where nothing went the way it should. I must have corrected the kids every five minutes. After refereeing fights and cleaning up messes all day, I was exhausted,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Real Purity
The clock was showing 2 a.m. when my phone began to ring. As I rolled out of bed, I looked at the caller ID: it was my best friend. At first I was tempted to ignore his call, but for him to be calling...
View ArticleWhen You're Too Busy to Be Godly
Are you a little bored, undercommitted, struggling to find stuff to do? Yeah, me neither. In a less awkward interview than with Justin Taylor, Kevin DeYoung sat down with Mark Mellinger to discuss the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fighting Porn by F.A.I.T.H.
In my current ministry role, guys often confess to me that they're struggling with pornography or some other kind of sexual sin. To help them, as well as in my own fight for purity, I've developed an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Lies About Your Body
The time for New Year's resolutions has come and gone, but many of us still have plans to fix this or that. And if you're a woman, there's a good chance making changes to your body is at the top of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Degree of Glory to Another: Andy Davis on Growing Toward Christ
God saves us for his glory and then calls us to live for his glory. Okay, but how? What does a God-pleasing life look like? Is he happy because of what we do, or is he happy because of what Jesus has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Stay Christian in Seminary
"When I first contemplated seminary back in college, I felt like the kids in Jerry Seinfeld's bit when they learn of Halloween. I didn't have a category for something so spectacular. Who wouldn't jump...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Consuming and Crushing Snare
I walked down the hallway clueless to the fact that in a few short minutes my relationship with two girls would be forever changed. There were no warning signs. Nothing would have given me the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Church Membership Really Required?
This month we will be inducting new members into the most honored body the world has ever known: the church of Jesus Christ. The initiation fee for this club is so high that no human could have ever...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Can the Gospel Be Good News to Gays?
We were having lunch together, and I was praying like mad. My friend had been in a committed same-sex relationship for about 15 years. He was interested in Jesus; attracted to his teaching and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Forgive Us These Faults
For decades Kathy and I have profited immensely from the pastoral wisdom of the converted slave trader John Newton. As an 18th-century Anglican minister, Newton was a good preacher, but it was as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Real Purity
The clock was showing 2 a.m. when my phone began to ring. As I rolled out of bed, I looked at the caller ID: it was my best friend. At first I was tempted to ignore his call, but for him to be calling...
View ArticleWhen You’re Too Busy to Be Godly
Are you a little bored, undercommitted, struggling to find stuff to do? Yeah, me neither. In a less awkward interview than with Justin Taylor, Kevin DeYoung sat down with Mark Mellinger to discuss the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fighting Porn by F.A.I.T.H.
In my current ministry role, guys often confess to me that they’re struggling with pornography or some other kind of sexual sin. To help them, as well as in my own fight for purity, I’ve developed an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Lies About Your Body
The time for New Year’s resolutions has come and gone, but many of us still have plans to fix this or that. And if you’re a woman, there’s a good chance making changes to your body is at the top of...
View Article
