Scott Aniol
Ministry, Worship, Culture, Aesthetics
Blog Articles
Scott writes regularly at G3 Ministries on theology, worship, the family, and living faithfully in a post-Christian age. Here are his latest articles — click any to read the full piece.
The Glory of Overlooking an Offense
July 8, 2026
I recently began reading The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, and a line near the beginning about the protagonist, D’Artagnan, describes well the subject I...
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Why We Let the Little Ones Come to the Service
July 1, 2026
I remember the Sunday driving home from church when Becky said, “Wow, I think I was able to listen to the whole sermon today.” Our...
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What Is Family Worship? A Reformed Definition for Today’s Christian Home
May 13, 2026
The most radical thing a Christian father can do in the twenty-first century is gather his family around a Bible, read it aloud, pray, and...
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“Interracial Marriage” Isn’t a Thing
January 21, 2026
unless you’re talking about elves and men, I suppose. Throughout history, some professing Christians have opposed marriages between people of different ethnic…
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The Weight of Eternity: Why the Traditional View of Hell Still Matters
January 14, 2026
The doctrine of hell has long been the darkest and most difficult tenet of the Christian faith. But for centuries, the orthodox consensus of the...
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The Shepherd’s Sign: The Humble Glory of the Incarnate Lord
December 17, 2025
As we approach the familiar text of Luke 2—perhaps too familiar to some of us—we must strive to strip away the layers of sentimental varnish...
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Mary’s Magnificat: The Joy of Certain Faith
December 10, 2025
It is a common observation in the Christian life that there is much talk about joy, yet often very little experience of it. We desire...
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The Ministering Presence of the Holy Spirit
November 12, 2025
Every human understands the universal language of groaning. It requires no translation, communicating across every barrier. It’s the deep, involuntary sigh of a…
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The People’s Work: A Reformation Recovery
November 5, 2025
This past week we celebrated the Protestant Reformation for recovering doctrines like justification by faith alone and Sola Scriptura. But among these theological…
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The Hour of Darkness
October 29, 2025
Have you ever felt discouraged and tempted to give up? Have you ever felt overwhelmed with intense, soul-crushing pressure when the truth that you know...
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Conviction & Charity: God’s Covenants
October 20, 2025
To understand the Bible is to understand God’s covenants. From Genesis to Revelation, God interacts with his people and unfolds his single plan for history...
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The Participants of Corporate Worship
October 15, 2025
In 365 AD, a church council in Laodicea addressed growing problems in regional churches. Services had become disorderly, and heretics were spreading false doctrines…
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What to Do When Satan Attacks
October 8, 2025
It is Wednesday of Passion Week, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, is drawing near. This seven-day festival commemorates the...
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He is Not the God of the Dead: How a Trick Question Proved the Christian’s Hope
October 1, 2025
The final week of Jesus’s earthly ministry was an ultimate test of his authority. After his authoritative cleansing of the temple, the religious…
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Jesus Comes to Bring Peace in Heaven
September 17, 2025
The Triumphal Entry. It’s a story we know well. We can almost hear the roar of the crowd and see the palm branches waving as...
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When it seems like Satan is winning: Thoughts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025
Like many of you, I was grieved and sobered to hear the news yesterday concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It is yet another stark...
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What Is Necessary for Blind Men to See
September 3, 2025
In Luke 9:51, the gospel narrative pivots: “When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up, he set his face to go to...
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Can We Use Images of Christ as Devotional or Teaching Aids?
August 20, 2025
As Ecclesiastes says, “There is nothing new under the sun,” and this is certainly true for theological controversies. Many of the same topics Christians debated...
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The Blessing of Election
August 13, 2025
Unconditional Election means that before the foundation of the world, God chose certain individuals to be saved—not based on anything they would do, believe, or...
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The Nature of Election
August 6, 2025
If there’s one doctrine that seems to stir up controversy, it is the doctrine of election. Over the centuries, it has sparked much theological debate...
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The Whole Gospel
July 30, 2025
Sharing the life-changing message of Jesus Christ is a vital calling, yet it comes with a subtle but profound danger: the temptation to present a...
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It’s Good for Christians to Mourn
July 16, 2025
If you read through the end of Genesis, you might be struck by something odd. After the grand, sweeping narratives of creation, the fall, the...
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That They May All Be One: The Cause and Result of Gospel Mission
July 9, 2025
Christians in this age have been given a very clear mission by Christ: Go into all the world and preach the good news of Jesus...
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Covenant Renewal Worship in Scripture
May 7, 2025
Scripture presents us with two extended descriptions of the worship of heaven that provide the model for all biblical worship, notably one set in the...
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