Introduction (Savor the Sweet Sovereignty of the Lord) Naomi’s Tragic Tale: Ruth 1:1–5 Savor God’s Sweet Sovereignty by Lamenting to the Him and Keeping Faith: Ruth 1:6–22 Savor God’s Sweet Sovereignty by Loving People like The Lord Loves Us: Ruth 2:1–16 Savor God’s Sweet Sovereignty by Remembering the Lord is Always with His People: Ruth 2:17–23 Savor God’s Sweet Sovereignty by Planning and Proceeding in Faith: Ruth 3:1–4:12

Note: This was adapted from a session given at Del Ray Baptist Church in November 2020 on King David and his son, Absalom. The tragedy of King David and Absalom has its roots in David’s moral failure in pursuing Bathsheba and murdering Uriah the Hittite in order to cover his…

The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Selected Readings by Jonathan Edwards This is actually a pretty cool story. My father-in-law was a seminary student in the 1980s and he used to have to walk around to his professors asking which books he’d have to buy from Banner of Truth. Predictably, professors seemed to be inclined to say all…

Harvey Weinstein, Roy Moore, Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K. and the list of sexual abusers grows and grows as the days go by. I believe the New York Times has a running list and over 80 ‘prominent’ people have been named as abusers. There have been many public apologies…

Picking up on what I wrote previously, I find doing these pieces a good way to remind myself of what I learned. So without further ado… Heroes by Iain Murray This book is a collection of short biographies of some well-known and not so well-known Christians in the past. Jonathan Edwards…

Martin Luther, in the first of his 95 theses, said When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said “Repent,” he intended that the entire life of believers should be repentance. But what does this even mean? So often in our lives we find ourselves in situations where we have done…

Once upon a time… — I worked at a conservative magazine. I had the opportunity to write almost every day and as poor as those efforts were at times, I enjoyed it. One item I wrote was a ‘what I’m reading column.’ These things can seem like humble brags and perhaps they are, but they…

Muhammad Ali passed away this past Friday after being treated for respiratory complications. Ali was one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century in American history, not just in sport, but in culture as a whole. There will be others who do a much better job of assessing…

Some years ago, I worked at a (very) conservative online outlet and magazine, The American Spectator. I was essentially in charge of all things digital, photography and video. I was sold on the opportunity as a chance to recreate a digital presence for an established brand with a long history…