Taking the Swagger Out of Christian Cultural Influence …
Being exiles does not mean being cynical. Christians should be concerned about culture and involved in it.
What Unites Us in Worship at Bethlehem? …
What are the essentials of worship that go deeper than style and form?
Jonathan Edwards on the Pilgrim Mindset …
What characteristics ought to mark the life of a Christian sojourner?
An Open Letter to Michael Prowse …
God loves us by commanding us to praise him, because we won't be happy until we give it.
The Bethlehem Baptist Church Elder Affirmation of Faith …
Formerly known as the TBI Affirmation of Faith
Revised November 11, 2003
Christ Suffered and Died to Deliver Us from the Present Evil …
Don't follow a defeated foe; follow Christ. You will be an exile in this age, but you will be free.
Bethlehem: A Culture of Peace …
The next best thing to having a church without conflict is having one that knows how to resolve it in a Christ-exalting way.
The Passion of Jesus Christ and the Passion of Auschwitz …
Is there a way that Jewish suffering may find, not its cause, but its final meaning in the suffering of Jesus Christ?
When There's Crisis at Christmas …
Noel Piper encourages a friend to hold onto Jesus at Christmas time even if nothing about the holiday season feels joyful.
What God Requires, Christ Provides …
What God expects regarding human law-keeping, Christ accomplishes by becoming our substitute.
Should Only Unanimous Decisions Guide the Church? …
There will always be a range of maturity and wisdom in the church, but that shouldn't paralyze it from moving forward.
A Taste of Mueller and His God …
George Mueller's life is a testimony to the surpassing power that belongs to God and not to us.
Use Means, but Don’t Trust in Means; Trust in God …
God wants us to use means to get his work done, but he wants us to trust in him, not in these means.
Surrendering and Demanding Rights: Two Kinds of Love …
Thoughts on Mercy and Justice in 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
Thoughts on mercy and justice in 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15.
What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children With His Blood? …
Christ purchased privileges for the children of believers. But he did not guarantee their salvation.
Treasuring Christ Together: The North Campus Vision …
How does a church address earthly needs but not neglect its spiritual task?
Sin, Civil Rights, and Missions …
It is impossible to mistreat someone because of their race if you are as broken before God and dependent on his mercy as you should be.
What Pipers Do On Vacation …
How Can a Husband and Wife Fellowship with Jesus?
God's Word in Battle with Homosexual Temptation …
The almighty mercy of God is able to break into any life and immediately change the desires of their heart.
How the Archbishop Got It Wrong: Humane Confidence vs. Destructive Doubt …
We must respond to suffering with both compassion and confidence in God.
What Is Good and Acceptable and Perfect …
Thoughts on Romans 12:2
No one can receive mercy at the cross and still be casual about the will of God.
Lilias Trotter and the Language Nobody Knows …
We shouldn't be afraid to use the spiritual vocabulary of the Bible even where it is foreign.
Is God Calling You to Give Your Life for His Sake and the Gospel in Missions? …
Ten Means God Uses to Compel Those Whom He Calls
Why Vote If You Are Disillusioned? …
Our calling in this world is not to wait for the arrival of the perfect, but to pick our way through the thicket of flaws.
Dying for the Glory of Christ …
Death is our last opportunity on earth to make much of the supreme value of knowing Jesus Christ.
How To Fight the Sin of Pride, Especially When You Are Praised …
Ten Things I Do
What strategies can help me forget myself and enjoy more of Christ?
Tsunami, Sovereignty, and Mercy …
Natural disasters bring both judgment and mercy, punishment and purification.
Tsunami and Repentance …
Every deadly calamity is a merciful call from God for the living to repent.
Interracial Marriage: Celebrating and Serving Diversity in Christ …
In Christ ethnic differences are not barriers. Rather, they are blessings that visibly express the glory of the gospel.
Thoughts on the Sufficiency of Scripture …
What It Does and Doesn't Mean
To affirm truth with extra-biblical language is more biblical than using biblical language to defend falsehood.
A Surprise Endorsement for Doctrine …
If we are not willing to get a high estimation of doctrine from Scripture, perhaps we can get it from George Barna.
How Christ Fulfilled and Ended the Old Testament Regime …
Five statements that summarize the magnificent relationship of Jesus Christ to every part of the Scriptures.
When Gratitude Gets Complicated …
Thoughts on Saying Thank You at Bethlehem and Desiring God
When you are in a position of receiving blessing from many people, knowing how to express gratitude can be challenging.
An Open Letter To Governor Tim Pawlenty Concerning the Expansion of State-Supported Casino Gambling in Minnesota …
The desire to be rich is suicidal. Endorsing it by encouraging gambling is cruel.
How to Pray for the Pastoral Staff …
Eight gifts to ask God to give to your church's leadership.
There Is a Way to Be Happy, Even in Sadness …
Godly Sorrow: Jesus' and Ours
No sorrow in the Christian's life will end ultimately in grief. Jesus' blood will have the final say.
The Good, Insane Concordance Maker …
Don't belittle God’s crooked sticks. With them he may write the message that makes a thousand people glad.
Jesus and the Children …
Pondering Children as Pride Detectors
Something is deeply amiss in the soul that does not descend to love a child.
The Treasure That Turns Treasures to Garbage …
The Text I Didn't Preach On
What is superior to moral and religious achievements is knowing, gaining, and being found in Christ.
When Unclothed Is Unfitting …
Thoughts on Selling with Sex
There are at least nine reasons--even from a secular perspective--for why sexually-explicit advertising is socially irresponsible.
A Compelling Reason for Rigorous Training of the Mind …
Thoughts on the Significance of Reading
The Bible often requires us to read thoroughly, not skim lightly. How should this affect the way we train our minds?
The City of God and the City of Man: Recommended Reading on Christian Engagement in Culture …
Suggested books and articles on Christians and civic life.
Setting Our Minds on Things Above in Summer …
Thoughts on Colossians 3:1-2
Making Room for Atheism …
Thoughts on the Supremacy of God in a Pluralistic World
How do we express a passion for the supremacy of God in a pluralistic world?
What Is the "Bad Eye" in Matthew 6:23? …
If your emotions are drawn more by material things than by Christ then you probably aren't seeing the beauty of grace.
Was Katrina Intelligent Design? …
God will always be guilty of high crimes for those who think they’ve never committed any.
Famine, Flood, and Failing Fortune …
Every river and the seas do His sovereign bidding purely.
This is comfort surely.
Minimizing the Bible? …
Seeker-Driven Pastors and Radical Contextualization in Missions
If the Lord’s Day Is Sunday, Why Do We Have a Saturday Evening Service? …
It is acceptable to conduct your worship service on a day other than the Lord's Day?
More Clarifications on the Baptism and Membership Issue …
How Important is Church Membership?
Ten Reasons to Listen to Questions Before You Answer …
Meditation on Proverbs 18:13
Why is it a bad idea to give an answer too soon?
Answers to Objections to Going into Missions …
What I Said at Missions in the Main Hall
Consider these 8 potential excuses for why a person can't do missions and what the Bible has to say about them.
Missions, Orality, and the Bible …
Thoughts on Pre-, Less-, and Post-literate Cultures
Enemies of the Cross and How to Respond to Them …
Christians should never take up arms to proclaim or defend Christ. We must die to make him known.
What Happens at a Bed and Breakfast …
More than You Think--A New Year’s Exhortation
How do John and Noel make Jesus a part of their marriage?
Rejoice with Trembling …
A Meditation on Psalm 2:11-12
The only place safe from the wrath of God is in God.
A Sign: United and Fearless with the Gift of Suffering …
A Meditation on Philippians 1:27-30
What happens at death? …
Death ushers us directly into either heaven or hell, so let us look to Christ for salvation.
If our souls are immortal, why do our bodies need to be resurrected? …
Why we believe that the main Christian hope is the resurrection of the body, not just the immortality of the soul.
