Re-Post: Saint Nicholas by Mark Driscoll via theResurgence.com

The larger-than-life myths surrounding Santa Claus actually emanate from the very real person of Saint Nicholas. It is difficult to know the exact details of his life with certainty, as the ancient records are sparse, but the various pieces can be put together as a mosaic of his [...]

Four years ago, my wife and I moved into a new subdivision.  Before we moved in, we were actually praying that God would provide us with non-Christian neighbors to love.  Needless to say, God provided.
As we’ve grown in relationship with our neighbors these last few years, one thing has become apparent.  Many of our new [...]

Must one have an overflowing bank account, a lucrative business with steady flow of monetary income, an ever-climbing investment portfolio, and pounds and pounds of gold, silver, and precious jewels in a vault in order to be rich?
I don’t think so. Oh that we would judge wealth by the Lord’s standards. Let me tell you why I [...]

In my previous post, I talked about how we can imitate God by applying His communicable attributes to our daily lives and in our relationships within our family.
But how can we apply God’s incommunicable attributes to our lives and family life? It is not so much about applying them, as though we can imitate them, [...]

To be sure there are attributes that the Almighty has in which we, as creatures, can not share. For instance, He is Perfect and we are not, He is Sovereign and we are not, He is Self-Existent and we are not, etc…. These are called Incommunicable attributes.  (Meaning that He does not share or communicate [...]

Andrew Nichols, contributer for 9Marks and parenting teacher at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, has written a three part article on the purpose of the family and how God has pictured it around himself.
I will not attempt here a complete theology of the family, but I think we can establish this much: Scripture teaches that a [...]