Posts from June 2026
Spiritual Discernment: Learning to Recognize Truth, Error, and the Voice of the Shepherd
The Importance of Spiritual Discernment Spiritual discernment has always been essential for the people of God, but it is especially important in an age of endless information. Christians now encounter social media teachers, sermons, podcasts, videos, books, worship music, motivational speakers, and spiritual advice almost every day. Some of it is definitely faithful and helpful. A lot of it contains a mixture of truth and error. And a good deal of it openly contradicts the Word of God while still…
How to Get the Most Out of a Sermon
How to Benefit More from Sermon Preaching Every Sunday, millions of Christians gather in churches around the world to hear God’s Word preached. Some leave encouraged, convicted, challenged, and strengthened in their faith. Others leave remembering very little of what was said. The difference is not always the preacher. The difference is often the listener. God has ordained the preaching of His Word as one of the primary means by which He strengthens, teaches, corrects, and matures His people. If we…
Why Every Christian Needs a Mentor and Every Mature Christian Needs to Be One
One of the greatest weaknesses in many churches today is not a lack of information. It is a lack of discipleship. We live in an age where Christians have access to hundreds of thousands of sermons, podcasts, social media accounts, influencers, books, videos, blogs, and Bible study resources. A believer can listen to some of the best preachers in the world before breakfast. Yet despite all of this information, many Christians sadly remain spiritually immature, isolated, and unsure how to…
Why the Bible Is Actually True
Why I Believe the Holy Bible Is Actually True Few books have been examined, criticized, attacked, translated, studied, preached, and debated as much as the Bible. Some people receive it as the Word of God. Others consider it an important collection of ancient religious writings. Still others dismiss it as a book of silly legends, myths, contradictions, and outdated moral teachings, and that we need to outgrow it. Because the Bible makes enormous claims, it deserves careful examination. It claims…
Bill C-9 and Canadian Christians: Could Believers Face Criminal Charges for “Hate Speech”?
On June 4, 2026, the Canadian Senate Passed the Bill. What Now? Over the past several years, Canada has witnessed growing debates about hate speech, freedom of expression, religious liberty, and the role of government in regulating public discourse. Those discussions have now culminated in Bill C-9, known as the Combatting Hate Act. While many Christians may have only heard brief comments about the bill online, it is worth taking the time to understand what it is, how it developed,…
Hating Sin for the Right Reason
Thomas Watson once wrote, “A godly man hates sin not only for the punishment, but for the pollution.” This statement appears in his classic Puritan work, The Godly Man’s Picture (1666), where Watson describes the distinguishing marks of genuine Christianity. Though written more than 350 years ago, this observation remains one of the clearest tests of authentic repentance. Many people hate sin because of its consequences. They hate the embarrassment, the broken relationships, the damaged reputation, the guilt, or the…
Did The Early Church Baptize Babies? A Historical and Biblical Analysis
A meme recently circulated online showing a frustrated Baptist arguing with several early church figures like Augustine and Hippolytus. The implication was obvious: “The early church baptized babies, Baptists are denying history, end of discussion.” The problem is that the meme oversimplifies a very complicated issue. Historically speaking, the claim that “the early church didn’t baptize babies” is false if by “early church” we mean the post-apostolic church broadly across the second, third, and fourth centuries. There is real historical…