"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Paul does not cite any verses, yet he says that the death and resurrection of Christ happened "according to the Scriptures"; what Scriptures does he have in mind? If we could sit down with Paul and ask him to elaborate, which passages would he take us to that would support his claim that Christ not only "died for our sins," but was "raised on the third day according to the Scriptures?"
Reflections on My Fifth Year of Seminary: A Lesson in Contentment
This past week, I finished my first seminary class in two years. The last one I had completed was in the summer of 2024 when my daughter, Seoirse, was born. It felt so good to finally be able to get back into my studies. I keep thinking of how grateful I am that I don't … Continue reading Reflections on My Fifth Year of Seminary: A Lesson in Contentment
Physical Fitness, Personal Holiness, and a Strong God
In my first semester of seminary in the fall of 2021, I took a class called Personal Spiritual Disciplines by Dr. Donald Whitney. This has been one of the most impactful classes I have taken, and it centered around 1 Timothy 4:7, which the last part of says, "Train yourself for godliness." We discussed and … Continue reading Physical Fitness, Personal Holiness, and a Strong God
Magnifying God in the Monotony of Life
God has made us, every single person, in his image. Or, to put it in Solomon's words, "[God] has put eternity into man's heart" (3:11). Among many other things, this means that God has put into every one of us an innate sense that this life, what we can see, feel, hear, touch, etc., is not all there is. There is a greater purpose to our lives than merely going to work day after day, doing load after load of laundry and dishes, going to class after class, obtaining any amount of wealth, or indulging in any kind of pleasure.
The Song of the Redeemed
I was afforded the opportunity to preach at my church during the Sunday evening service last night, and I chose to preach from Revelation 14:1-5. Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar … Continue reading The Song of the Redeemed
Take Heart: Christ Has Overcome
It would be easy to now cower in fear, as Jesus's disciples did when they hid in an upper room after his death, and stay silent, which is exactly what Charlie Kirk's shooter, and all who celebrate it, want us to do.
Raised with Christ
In the past nearly two years since I have written on this blog, a lot has changed for me. My wife and I welcomed our first child, Seoirse, into this world on July 2, 2024. She has been such a tremendous blessing to us, and we could not have asked God for a more beautiful … Continue reading Raised with Christ
Above All Things 