"We have all come out of nothing, and are anything, simply because God is everything." - Alexander Maclaren

"If we are ever to possess the righteousness which is itself blessed, it must be because we have the hunger and the thirst which are sharpened and accentuated by the profound discovery of our own evil, lowly penitence before God, and glad assurance of free and full forgiveness."

Half my feed is about Christian celebrities compromising to the world and the grief it caused to see it. And the other half is about the glory soon to be had for a saint who is finishing his race well. The contrast is clear and I know which one I want to be like.

Here's to the losers!

Join Tom Ascol @tomascol and Graham Gunden now for a live episode of The Sword and the Trowel. Be Angry & Do Not Sin: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

That address from Erika Kirk was something else! Amazing! Praise God for the anchor of her faith and the absolute assurance of Charlie's. Even in unfathomable grief, her message, which echoes Charlie's, was clear - "Love God and follow Him."

Charlie Kirk’s memorial service is what Christian Nationalism looks like and I’m here for it! Almost every person proclaiming the gospel and admitting Charlie’s faith as the center of his life, work and purpose. Incredible!

Churches have lost trust in the leadership of the SBC, so the response is to liken the convictions and decisions of those churches to godless ideology and sin.

🎙️ NEW EPISODE: Today on The Sword & The Trowel podcast, Tom Ascol @tomascol and @gundengraham talk about the life, ministry, and legacy of Dr. Voddie Baucham. They reflect on memories with Dr. Baucham, God's kindness in bringing him to join us in the work at Founders, and how we plan to

NEWS UPDATE Here’s something remarkable that went almost unnoticed earlier this year. Papua New Guinea has officially amended its constitution to declare itself a Christian Nation, with an overwhelming vote of 80 to 4. The amendment adds a declaration to the preamble of the

"Pulpits thunder against the besetting sins of young men, and rightfully so. But the same level of concern is almost never directed toward the growing number of young Christian women who have embraced extreme progressive positions that reject biblical authority"

If SBC leadership does not sufficiently deal with and repent of the disastrous incompetence in the abuse scandals now that we have the emails - as Megan Basham has shown - then it is too far gone and little hope for an effective, healthy convention remains

My 8 yo: “How old is Pastor Tom Ascol @tomascol?” Me: “He’s 28. That’s just what happens when you’re a pastor.” 8 yo: “He looks like Obi Wan Kenobi.” I’m not sure what to say about that… Sorry Tom!

A man is not saved against his will, but he is made willing by the operation of the Holy Ghost. A mighty grace which he does not wish to resist enters into the man, disarms him, makes a new creature of him, and he is saved. —Charles Spurgeon

“Today the churches more than anything else resemble a football game played in a large stadium. There are eighty thousand spectators in the stands who badly need some exercise, and there are twenty-two men on the field who badly need a rest.” James Boice