Beyond the Classroom

Encouraging students to remember to preach Christ and abstain from seeking to prove ourselves in ways that our culture understands status & power.

The faithful will carry crosses and have troubles. Psalm 3 gives believers a roadmap for facing trouble by faith.

In this praise of God by Paul, we see that Jesus Christ is the substance of God’s mercies and comfort.

We indwell a frenetic world where we’re tempted to “perform” for our own self-justification, leading to burnout. But God calls us in Psalm 90 to indwell a different reality—in fact, to make God our home.

The Apostle Paul boasts of weakness in solidarity with Christ and his church. All Christians are to do the same.

The Psalm is not a reflection focused on the pre-fall position of humanity in God’s creation but on God’s continued use of mankind in redemptive history.

Like me, many seminary graduates wish they could return to seminary and do it all over again. The time spent exploring the Bible, history, and theology while in conversation with professors and classmates is difficult to recapture once you graduate.

College freshman, you are about to step onto a bustling campus. Your heart will be tugged in different directions as excitement and anxiety rush through your veins. You will have new subjects to learn, events to attend, and friends to meet.

“This world is no friend to grace.” With these words, Eugene Peterson begins his book, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society.

A Q&A with Dr. David Briones: One who believes the gospel and proclaims the gospel should also embody the gospel.

Scripture is sufficient for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). Our Reformed Confessional tradition is clear that all things necessary to glorify and enjoy God are taught in Holy Scripture, either directly or through good and necessary consequence. The Holy Scriptures are the foundation of life and ministry.

The monk Martin Luther wasn’t looking for a gracious God but the real God.

Even though our praise cannot actually make God greater or higher than He is, the Lord is pleased for our praise to exalt Him in our minds and hearts.

Living in the joy of the Son setting you free.