Posts from 2026
What the Bible Actually Says About the Afterlife
Misconceptions About Death, Heaven, and the Afterlife, and What the Bible Actually Says About Them Death is the great interruption. It stops conversations mid-sentence. It empties chairs at dinner tables. It closes eyes that were open only hours before. And no matter how modern we think we are, no matter how advanced medicine becomes, every single one of us knows we are moving toward that moment. The question is not whether we will die. The question is what happens after.…
“No One Dies for a Lie They Know Is a Lie.” What About Joseph Smith?
Christian apologists often use a simple phrase when discussing the resurrection of Jesus: Many people die for a lie they think is the truth, but isn’t the truth. But no one dies for a lie they know is a lie.” It is usually brought up in conversations about the apostles. The argument goes something like this: the apostles claimed they saw the risen Christ. They endured persecution for that claim. Many of them were eventually killed. If they had invented…
Leave and Cleave – The Biblical Blueprint for Marriage and Family Boundaries
Over the years, I have talked with many people who genuinely love Christ and sincerely want their marriage to thrive, yet they find themselves stuck in painful and confusing family dynamics. I have counseled husbands who feel torn between loyalty to their wives and a lifelong pattern of deference to their mothers. I have spoken with spouses who feel suffocated by in-laws who seem to have opinions about everything from parenting to finances to where the family should spend Christmas.…
Christian Ideas We Borrowed From Culture Without Realizing It
That title probably makes you pause for a moment. It should. Because if we are honest, every generation of Christians absorbs more of its surrounding culture than it realizes. We preach against the world, warn about compromise, and quote Romans 12:2 about not being conformed to this age, and yet quietly, subtly, often with good intentions, we adopt ideas that feel normal, harmless, even helpful. Over time, they reshape how we think about God, church, marriage, masculinity, suffering, success, and…
Reading the Puritans Without Becoming Weird or Proud – Thomas Watson Part 10
Reading the Puritans Without Becoming Weird or Proud The Theology of Thomas Watson Series: Part 10 There is a strange phenomenon that happens when someone begins reading the Puritans. At first, they are humbled. Then they are helped. Then, sometimes and truthfully, they become insufferable. I say that carefully, but honestly. The Puritans did not write to create theological elitists. They wrote to produce humble, serious, Christ-exalting believers. Yet it is possible to read them in a way that produces…
Why Your Wife Doesn’t Want to Have as Much Sex With You Anymore
What to Do When Your Wife No Longer Wants to Be Intimate With You Let’s talk about something most Christian men feel but rarely say out loud. You notice the distance. You notice the decline. What used to be frequent, playful, and eager now feels strained, scheduled, or quietly avoided. You may not even be fighting about it. There may not be a dramatic blowup. It is just…different. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you are wondering what…
How Many Legitimate Apostles Were There in the New Testament?
Exactly How Many Apostles Did the New Testament Recognize? How many official, legitimate apostles have there been? Are apostles still around? I’ve seen this bantered about with all kinds of varying answers. Some swear that the number is only 12, as going by the first Twelve chosen by Jesus (and ignoring people like Saul/Paul), while others count in upwards of twenty or more, speculating (often erroneously) that certain individuals mentioned in Acts and Paul’s letters must be apostles, despite no…
Why “Happy Wife, Happy Life” Is Terrible Advice
You have heard the phrase countless times. “Happy wife, happy life.” It gets repeated at weddings, shared jokingly among older men, and passed around as if it were ancient wisdom. It sounds harmless. It even sounds loving. But when you slow down and examine it, the phrase carries assumptions that are not rooted in Scripture and, over time, can quietly distort a man’s understanding of marriage. At its core, the slogan suggests that a husband’s primary responsibility is to keep…
The First 90 Days After Conversion Matter More Than You Think
When someone comes to Christ for salvation, we celebrate. And we should. Heaven rejoices over one sinner who repents! The church should rejoice, too. But I have watched something happen over and over again in churches. We celebrate the decision. We count the hand raised. We welcome them forward. And then we quietly assume they will figure the rest out. They won’t. The first 90 days after conversion matter more than most Christians realize. In those early weeks, spiritual patterns…
Christian Social Media Influencer Ideas
If you sense that God is opening a door for you online, take it seriously. Social media is not neutral ground. It shapes hearts, habits, and worldviews. That means it is also a mission field. Whether you are building on X, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, or a mix of platforms, you are stepping into a space where people are already searching for identity, hope, and truth. Strong, biblical, Christ-centered content is desperately needed. If you are looking for Christian social…
Not Just a Label: What Four Specific Words Mean in My Statement of Faith
I believe in historical, evangelical, reformed, and Biblical Christianity. – Scott Roberts, on my Statement of Faith page” When I wrote the summary sentence in my Statement of Faith on my website, I realized that a short list of doctrinal points, while helpful, does not always communicate the full picture of what a person means. Words carry weight. Labels carry history. Over time, I have come to understand that when someone says they are a “Christian,” that statement alone can…
Has the Church Unintentionally Feminized Discipleship? A Hard Question Worth Asking
I want to begin carefully, because this topic is easy to misunderstand. This is not an argument against women in the church. Scripture clearly honors the faithfulness, courage, and service of godly women. The early church depended on women who prayed, served, suffered, and supported the work of the Gospel. Any serious reading of the New Testament makes that obvious. What I am asking is a different question. Have many churches, often unintentionally, shaped discipleship in a way that leaves…
Why Thomas Watson Took Sin Seriously and So Should We
The Theology of Thomas Watson Series: Part 9 One of the clearest differences between earlier Christians and many modern ones is how seriously they took sin. Thomas Watson wrote in a time when believers spoke plainly about sin, confessed it honestly, and fought against it deliberately. Today, sin is often renamed, minimized, or explained away. We prefer words like weakness, struggle, or brokenness. Those words can be true, but they often soften what Scripture speaks plainly. Watson would not have…
Common Misconceptions About the Church and What Scripture Actually Teaches
Popular Myths About the Church Compared with What Scripture Says Few subjects generate more opinions, assumptions, and misunderstandings than the Christian Church. Many people carry strong impressions about what the Church is, what it should be, and what they believe is wrong with it. Some of those impressions come from painful personal experiences. Others come from cultural stereotypes, media portrayals, or half-remembered ideas about Christianity that were never really tested against Scripture. Yet the Church does not belong to culture,…
Six Things the Bible Never Tells You To Do in Spiritual Warfare
Six Spiritual Warfare Myths That Keep Christian Men Spiritually Weak Most Christian men have heard dramatic language about spiritual warfare. We picture shouting prayers, rebuking demons, and emotional intensity. There is no shortage of believers who think they need to call Satan out like a rival fighter. The problem is that most of these ideas never come from Scripture. They are spiritual warfare myths. The Bible gives real teaching on spiritual warfare, but it does not rely on theatrics or…
Why Most Churches Struggle to Mobilize Volunteers and What Actually Works
How to Actually Get People to Serve, Be Interested in Volunteering, and Lead in Various Ministries. So, how do you get people to get involved, Scott? How do you get people to serve? This is a subject I care deeply about, partly because I have watched churches thrive when volunteers are discipled well, and partly because I have watched good churches quietly struggle when serving is treated like an afterthought. I have lived on both sides of this. I have…
Heaven, Hell, and Eternity Through the Eyes of Thomas Watson
The Theology of Thomas Watson Series: Part 8 Heaven, Hell, and Eternity Through the Eyes of Thomas Watson One of the great weaknesses of modern Christianity is not a lack of information, resources, or passion. It is a lack of eternity. We think in days, weeks, and years. We plan for careers, retirements, and experiences. But we rarely live with the steady awareness that this life is brief, judgment is certain, and eternity is forever. Thomas Watson lived and wrote…
Your Marriage Does Not Exist to Make You Happy. It Exists to Make You Holy
The Truth About the Purpose of Marriage Modern marriage advice assumes something the Bible never promises: it assumes marriage exists to satisfy you. It is not to make you or your wife happy. If you listen closely to how marriage is discussed today, even in Christian circles, the language is revealing. Fulfillment. Compatibility. Emotional needs. Personal growth. Feeling valued. Feeling seen. Feeling loved. None of those words or concepts are sinful, and they are actually all necessary at times in…
Men, Don’t Be a Thermometer, Be a Thermostat in Your Home
If you’re a dedicated Christian, you can walk into most homes, and you can feel the spiritual temperature almost immediately. Some homes feel steady, grounded, and peaceful, even when life is hard. Others feel tense, distracted, chaotic, or spiritually cold. That atmosphere does not appear out of nowhere. Scripture is clear that God assigns responsibility for leadership in the home, and with that responsibility comes influence. Whether a man likes it or not, he is shaping the climate of his…
Covenant Theology, Part Three: Tracing the Promise Through Scripture
This is Part Three of my Covenant Theology Series. You can also read Part One – Covenant Theology Versus Dispensationalism: An Introduction and Part Two: The Basics of God’s Covenant Story. Covenant Theology, Part Three: Tracing the Promise Through Scripture Up to this point, we have talked about what Covenant Theology is and how it understands the Bible as one unfolding story centered on Christ. Now it is time to see whether this actually works when we open the Scriptures. Does the Bible…
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