Jonathan Landry Cruse
Jonathan Landry Cruse pastors Community Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Kalamazoo, MI, where he lives with his wife and children. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Glorifying and Enjoying God and The Character of Christ.
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The Surprising Secret to World Domination
On the morning of October 7, 2023, waves of Hamas fighters stormed the border of Israel from neighboring Gaza in a bloody surprise attack. The assault was borne out of a religious, political, and geographical dispute that has raged between the two groups for generations. […]
Love of the Tender Virgin Mother
Love of the tender virgin mother, Be Thou the love of all my heart. Came as a babe to be my brother, Pay for my sin, and heav’n impart. Love of the tender virgin mother, Be Thou the love of all my heart. […]
Give Praise to God
*As a teenager attending a theology conference, Mike Horton walked up to James Montgomery Boice, an influential pastor at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and said, “Dr. Boice, I want to be a reformer like you.” That moment in the late ’70s […]*
God’s Goodness and the Thankful Heart
Gratitude is not an optional virtue, but a vital one that sustains the others. Only a grateful response to God’s gospel mercy can make us “obedient from the heart.”
Behold the Bruised Reed
*”Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.”* […]
