Serious About Scripture

Mentoring and motivating Christ’s people to live his words

Learning Theology Edward’s Way: A Letter From Jim

Dear CCW family, Sereno Dwight said of his great-grandfather, Jonathan Edwards, that “he had studied theology, not chiefly in systems or commentaries, but in the Bible.” I have a true affinity for this practice, and recommend it for anyone who wants to know theology. We should care about theology, that is, the view one arrives at when looking at what God has said broadly and more comprehensively concerning this or that biblical issue, such as justification, sanctification, the deity of…

Thirty-five Questions for Maturing a Christian Marriage

The following questions are not intended for short answers such as a mere “yes”, but are a means to meaningful discussion between a man and a woman who have vowed to love each other “until death do us part.” Take your time to talk them over. Let the conversation flow. You may answer these questions in any order you wish, or all at one time. Two rules apply: First, be painfully honest. Nothing much has happened to improve marriages without…

Comfort for Christian Parents of Unconverted Children

All Christian parents wish that God would show us something to do to secure our child’s salvation, and then “we’ll do it with all our might” because we love our child so much. Yet, God has not made salvation the effect of somebody else’s faith; our son or daughter must come to Christ on his or her own. John shows us that all Christians are born into God’s family “not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor…

The Past Symbology and the Present Glory

“Those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. “He said to the sons of Israel, ‘When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, “What are these stones?” then you shall inform your children, saying, “Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground. For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the Lord your God had done to the Red…