Acedia and Its Discontents: Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire

  “Mom, I’m bored!” complains a young girl only days into summer vacation. Her mother motions to a closet full of toys and then to the trampoline and playground in the backyard, only to hear ...

Four Branches—March 2026

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Eschatological Discourse, Part Four: Great Distress and Abomination Sandwiched between “Signs”[1]  and “More Signs”[2]  is the “Great Distress” section,[3] in which Jesus makes a fascinating aside. He temporarily narrows ...

Day 7: For Work, Rest, or Play

Christians have long debated the Sabbath. Is Sabbath a moral law that requires obedience? Is the Sabbath simply a natural law principle, a reminder that people need to rest? Does it merely mean to hear God’s ...

“Out-Of-This-World Love for Unbelievers” – A Devotion for Pastors (Titus 3:1-8)“

As you preach and teach the Word of God, you influence how people think, how they speak, and how they live. God’s Word changes people. It leads them to do “strange” things—strange in the eyes ...

“A Culture of Continuing Education”

In January, as a member of the Commission on Inter-Church Relations (CICR), I had the privilege of meeting with the leaders of two church bodies from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Because of risk-management concerns, ...