Justin Puckett

We live in a world obsessed with comfort and the casual. Pajamas, no undergarments, and fluffy house shoes are considered appropriate public wear. This obsession with comfort extends beyond just what we wear but also how we think, act, and relate to one another. Relationships are casual. Dating and courtship have been traded for hookups […]

The philosophy in the school room of one generation, will be the philosophy of government of the next. About 5 years ago my daughter began attending government schools for the first time. She was entering pre-K at the same school my wife had been teaching in several years. Both of us, like most Americans, grew […]

The belief in Triune God is a core foundational doctrine of the Christian faith. Triune, or Trinity, is a shorthand way of describing the God revealed in the pages of Scripture, who has revealed Himself as three persons (who) unified in one Being, Yahweh (what). The three distinct persons are the Father, the Son, and […]

Author’s Note: I am by no means a Thomas Chalmers scholar, only a fan. Most of the information in this article came from the work and many lectures of George Grant on which I highly recommend to the reader. This article seeks to condense the life and work of Thomas Chalmers into a size more […]

The topic of self-defense among Christians is often met with silence, shrugs, and a general air of anxiety. It’s a tough and uncomfortable topic for many, and many more try not to consider it unless they have to. However, as Christians, our view and understanding of human life prevents us from being neutral on this […]

Scripture teaches us that men cannot believe the gospel unless it’s told to them, and they cannot be told unless someone is sent (Romans 10:14-15). While I am not comparing manly skills to proclaiming the Gospel, a simple principle is laid out for us in that scripture: Men can’t know what they don’t know. Grown […]

Often when engaging in conversations, discussions, or debates surrounding theological issues, we’ll hear the term “grammatical-historical hermeneutic” used to justify or oppose a particular position. Put plainly, a grammatical-historical hermeneutic is a method of interpreting scripture (hermeneutic, from a Greek word meaning, “interpreter”). Approaching scripture in a “grammatical” way considers a text’s structure in its […]

Author Stephen Baskerville’s words ring true: “The Sexual Revolution, it is now apparent, has been about much more than simply discarding sexual inhibitions and restrictions. Like all revolutions, it has been driven from the start by revolutionaries seeking power.” It’s Not Like Being Black, pp. 78 I agree with John Piper who said he believes […]

In the fifteen years I have been a Christian, I have never heard a sermon on Christian liberty from the pulpit in the churches I have attended. The topic has never come up in the context of a Bible study and has rarely come up in personal conversations. On the off occasion, I have actually […]

Over the holiday season, my wife began reading a book on the importance and power of building habits within the family. She read me a page that she thought would be particularly helpful for me, and it piqued my interest, so she began to read it out loud to me while cooking dinner or in […]

However, we cannot merely destroy what the enemy has built with nothing to take its place, we must be building at the same time. Families, communities, and local churches must be strong. This is not the time to be alone and bickering, but together and working, building, one brick at a time. One child, one family, one church, one community at a time based upon the blueprint God has given us.

As we live out our Christian lives, there are some lessons we learn through the wisdom of others. A brother or sister will speak godly wisdom to us, and we gladly accept it and obey it as a word from Heaven itself. Other lessons are learned the hard way, through embarrassing failure and humble repentance. […]

You go to church, attend Sunday school, your children went to children’s church, but it was never brought home. I am willing to say that this situation is far more common than we believe and the solution, I believe, is a return of the Dad theologian.

Many of us who are reformed in our theology (yes, even us Baptists), can recite the first question of the Westminster Catechism in our sleep: What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. We can wax eloquently about the glory of God in His attributes, […]