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Devotional reflections and long-form theological articles written by Greenville Seminary faculty, offering accessible insights on Scripture, doctrine, and Christian living.

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Know Your Enemy

A pastoral exhortation to recognize and resist the devil’s organized schemes, especially against church leaders. Pray, watch, and trust Christ’s victory and protection.

“Doing” or “Trusting”?

A pastoral letter defending justification by faith alone against revisionism that adds works. It affirms the imputation of Christ’s righteousness and cites Romans and Ephesians.

Rejoice Even in Dark Times

Despite a ‘post‑Christian’ climate and increasing hostility, God is at work, the gospel remains powerful, and Christians should remain faithful, pray for the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ’s victory.

Unassailable Sovereignty

Encourages Christians to embrace God’s unassailable sovereignty as just, loving, and comforting. Trusting God’s sovereign rule brings assurance and the peace of sonship.

Folly and the Da Vinci Code

Encourages Christians to engage cultural fads (e.g., Da Vinci Code, new-age) by meeting people where they are and, like Paul in Athens, proclaiming Christ and calling to repentance.

Loved with an Everlasting Love

A pastoral reflection on God’s everlasting, pre-existent love for believers, drawing on Vos, Owen, and Goodwin. Trust God’s sovereign love, not your changing feelings.

A Battle Worth Fighting

An exhortation that the Christian life is an ongoing spiritual battle against the devil, the world’s hostility, and indwelling sin; persevere in Christ’s victory and truth.

“Do You Not Know…?”

A pastoral admonition warning against complacency and cultural drift into sexual immorality and greed, urging repentance and holiness drawn from Paul’s warnings in 1 Cor. 6. Pray for sanctifying truth.

He Leads, We Follow

A pastoral devotional urging trust in God’s promise to guide and teach (Psalm 32:8). It reassures believers amid anxiety and stresses obedience as the way to receive God’s guidance.

Preparing for Heaven

A short devotional urging Christians to make Christ their ‘all in all,’ using John Owen and Samuel Rutherford to inspire heavenly-mindedness and delight in Christ’s excellencies.

Unembarrassed Supernaturalism

A Christmas reflection on John 1: the wonder that the eternal Word became flesh. God became man to share our weakness and secure our salvation by love.

Doctrine Matters!

Argues that doctrine—especially the Trinity—is vital to Christian life. Drawing on John 13–17, the author shows Trinitarian truth comforts, grounds, and sustains believers.

Bad Things and a Good God

A pastoral reflection on Hurricane Katrina affirming God’s sovereignty over disaster, calling for humble faith, and pointing to Christ’s atoning work as proof of God’s justice and mercy.

The Bearer of Iniquity

Explains Christ as covenant head whose active and passive obedience secures expiation, propitiation, reconciliation, and redemption, contrasting this with moral-influence and governmental theories.

Speak Up for the Poor

A call to keep the church’s evangelical mission central while actively defending and aiding the poor. Christians must speak up for the voiceless, oppose abortion, and practice mercy.

Never Lose Heart

A pastoral letter reminding believers that God always works (John 5:17), urging hope and faith amid discouragement, and calling Christians to pray and trust his sovereign providence.

Seeking Out Sinners

The gospel provokes controversy by confronting sinful self‑will. Jesus reached out to sinners, opposed Pharisaic legalism, and calls the church to seek the lost.

Our National Sin

A pastor rebukes Prime Minister Tony Blair for dismissing abortion as an election issue. He urges Christians to defend the sanctity of unborn life and vote accordingly.

Taming the Tongue

An exhortation on Christian speech: the tongue reveals the heart and must be controlled. Drawing on Matthew, James, and Proverbs, Hamilton urges measured, appropriate, edifying speech.

Dealing with Dark Providences

A pastoral letter urging Christians to respond to tsunami suffering with prayer, compassionate aid, and trust in God’s sovereign rule and final judgment, looking forward to the new creation.

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