Patrick K. Miller

Smartphones and social media aren’t just dangerous distractions. They’re digital dope. The first step toward resisting their influence is understanding how they work on our brains and souls like most addictive substance. I explore this more on @crossway: crossway.org/articles/is-ph…

In Jesus the hope of the old story, Yahweh’s reign on earth, finds its glorious climax. The gospels show this climax through a wonderful mosaic of Jesus beginning his reign as king.

Do you see the similarities between our mosaic and the old one? The hymnist was right to sing of Bethlehem on the night of Jesus’ birth, “The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.” ...

Why did Jesus come to earth? Every Christian has an answer to that question. The question is whether our answers attend to Jesus's OWN purpose statements, embodied action, and sense of OT fulfillment. Here's seven reasons why Jesus came: