Unlocking Matthew’s Genealogy

Matthew opens his Gospel with a genealogy whose arithmetic has long been regarded as problematic. After tracing the line of promise from Abraham to Jesus (Matt. 1:2–16), Matthew divides the genealogy’s history into three sets of fourteen generations, totaling forty-two (Matt. 1:17). . . . Continue reading →

The Frankenstein Cake of Despair: Finding Hope In Psalm 38 (Part 1)

The time eventually comes for an all-systems failure. You have nursed your car for 250,000 miles with only minor repairs and maintenance—brakes, tires, an alternator—but then, one after another, all the dominoes tumble: Engine blows, transmission cracks, the exhaust falls out. This . . . Continue reading →

Free One-Day Conference In Phoenix Feb 21, 2026 Featuring Swain, McGraw, & Clark: Confessing The Faith

The Confessing the Faith Conference is a one-day, free-of-charge event designed to equip believers with sound theology that shapes their lives, their churches, and their witness in the world. In an age of competing messages, shifting cultural pressures, and theological confusion, this . . . Continue reading →

On Humanizing and Dehumanizing

In The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis worried about the effects of replacing sin and forgiveness with disease and therapy. His chief concern is that we would lose our humanity. This remains a great concern. Recently, one of the Supremes, not Diana Ross . . . Continue reading →