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———— A few months ago, RFTG published a review of Demystify Decision-Making: A Practical Guide by author Aimee Joseph (Crossway, 2022). In the time since the review was published, RFTG Editor Zach Kendrick was given the opportunity to ask Aimee a few questions about the book and her thoughts on decision-making in general. What follows … Continue reading An Interview with Aimee Joseph
“Listen to your heart.” So goes the motto for modern culture and the tagline for every Disney movie from the last five decades. Christians have long taught the dangers of adopting this way of thinking in our own lives. “Don’t listen to your heart. Listen to God’s Word!” However, there is one sense in which … Continue reading Why God Makes Sense In A World That Doesn’t
“Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people!” – Psalm 3:8, ESV We live in a noisy world. Each day there are hundreds, if not thousands, of distractions vying for our attention. Just watching an hour of television we see there are dozens of companies paying for our eyeballs and hoping that … Continue reading Salvation Belongs to the Lord (Psalm 3)
Like many words in the English language, the word “evangelical” along with its lingual cousin “born-again” has lost its meaning. In American culture over the past several decades, the word evangelical has come to defined as a mostly white, “Christian” conservative voting block of the Republican political party. Many who are placed within this definition … Continue reading What Does It Truly Mean To Be Evangelical?
What is saving faith? This question is the heart of the Christian religion. In order to understand the relationship between a holy God and sinful humanity this question must be answered correctly. For many, the answer to this question seems to be an easy one. Saving faith is found solely in the person and work … Continue reading Savoring Christ As Our Supreme Treasure
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?” Psalm 2:1 (ESV) Do you remember the lie that serpent told to Eve in the garden of Eden? Adam and Eve had everything they needed in the lush haven of the garden. They walked with God in intimate fellowship, and had no need to … Continue reading A Tale of Two Kingdoms (Psalm 2)
Racial reconciliation has been a primary topic of cultural discussion, in America in the past couple of years. In 2020, American culture saw a massive uptick in protests regarding issues of race in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis. This event was simply the current example, at the … Continue reading Talking Biblically About Race
“Blessed is the man…[whose] delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2, ESV). We often think that there many types of people in the world. Yet the Bible is clear that there are only two types of people: the righteous and the unrighteous. That’s … Continue reading Blessed is the Man (Psalm 1)
As the world begins to emerge from the Covid pandemic, there has been an influx of books and other resources to help churches settle into what will be a new normal. A few of these books have already been discussed here at Reading For The Glory. (See our page The Church and the Christian Life). … Continue reading Does The Church Have A Public Relations Problem?
It would not be going too far out on a limb in speculating that the book of Psalms has been read by God’s people more than any other Old Testament book since the compiling of the biblical cannon at the Council of Laodicea in AD 363. And it could easily be argued that Psalms is … Continue reading Ancient Songs: An Introduction
As people of the word, Christians not only emphasize but cherish the written word of God. We believe that it is God-breathed and profitable for “teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). The Reformation doctrine of sola scriptura (Scripture alone is the highest authority for the believer) is the … Continue reading Experiencing the Psalms in the Irish Countryside
Every human being has the desire to live a life filled with purpose. Some look to family for their sense of purpose. Many people also look to their career or a job to find a sense of purpose. Others look to their faith as a fulfillment of this desire. Still others, find their sense of … Continue reading Jayber Crow and a Theology of Work
