God is not impressed.

In Psalm 2, one of the things we have is an interesting “God’s-eye view” perspective of humanity, especially in terms of cultures, governments, and geo-political events. In the first verse, we see that the nations of the world are...

Christ and the Final Storm

Our young adults group is, by definition, made up of people who (as long as they’re generally healthy) don’t tend consider themselves to be near to their final day. That’s the “young” part. But any Christian “adult” also has...

At What Cost…

Derek Kidner, in his commentary on the Psalms, commenting on Psalm 73:9-10: “God, infinitely wronged, not only tempers wrath but tempers justice–though at what cost to Himself, only the New Testament would...

Eternal Significance vs. Eternal Loss

If you’ve read the Gospels, you’ve run in to the story of Mary of Bethany anointing Jesus’ feet several times (Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, John 12:2-8). It’s an arresting story. There’s several layers of significance to...

Yes, we are small.

I saw this on the Wired Science blogfeed the other day. Sometimes people say that the size of the universe is evidence against the existence of God. The Bible seems to privilege planet earth so much. It seems to only care about our existence, and yet, here is this...

“A Companionship Uniquely Human”

Great time with everyone last night. I’m working on getting materials from the night up for you to grab if you want them. For now, here’s an email Elza Koshy sent me relating to some of the things we were discussing at the Forum: Hey Brian, …In...