“The Canaanite conquest is not an act of genocide targeting specific ethnic groups on the basis of their national identity. Rather, it is an act of just judgment upon wicked and sinful people. More specifically, it is a particular instance of divine judgment executed through human agents at a unique moment in the context of redemptive history.”

“We learn from Gethsemane’s sweating of blood that Jesus’ offering of himself as an atoning sacrifice for sin is entirely voluntary. His life was not taken from him; it was offered by him – freely.”

“God’s will is pretty straight forward: believe in Jesus, pursue holiness in everything, do right by your neighbor … In light of this clarity, it’s often not so much discernment about God’s will that we need but obedient hearts.”