When you hear evil reports spread about you, the immediate urge is to respond in like manner. Yet biting a snake back is just a good way to get further hurt and entangled in sin. The faithful believer “does not slander with his tongue” (Ps. 15:1).    Slander is one of the most insidious sins of all.... Continue Reading

We were created to glorify God and enjoy Him forever in a love-covenant of eternal praise. But, those in hell reject God in hate and fill their mouths with His curses rather than praises.    Evil is mysterious. Since the Edenic world was perfect, as an out-flowing impulse of the perfect Creator, whence evil? Satan... Continue Reading

Christianity offers not only a world view but a sensibility, a way to think and to feel. Lewis addresses both the head and the heart. He is an apologist for reason, romanticism, and—what holds them together—Christianity.   C.S. Lewis was not only a Christian apologist and lay theologian. He was also an unusually imaginative and... Continue Reading

Paul’s words to the Galatians are a call to action for believers today. The gospel is a treasure worth defending. False teachers continue to distort the truth, just as they did in Paul’s time. We must be vigilant in guarding the gospel and bold in proclaiming it.   Boasting in the Cross: Paul’s Final Words... Continue Reading

Marriage vows don’t function as rigid laws that condemn us when we fall short. Instead, they can be channels of grace that direct us back to God’s purposes. They remind us that just as God’s love for us isn’t based on our performance, our commitment to our spouse shouldn’t depend on his or her perfection.... Continue Reading

When we surrender our plans to God’s purposes, we center our days around his glory, not our own. Do our days revolve around God and his purposes? Or are we so busy that we forget and, intentionally or not, allow our schedules to blind us to the work of eternity?   “I can’t. I’m busy!” These piercing... Continue Reading

If there is anything the book of Nehemiah teaches us when it comes to living in a society which tolerates the Christian faith, it teaches us that opportunities are often rife. Yet much wisdom is needed to take hold of those opportunities. When a little wisdom is added to the mix, with the blessing of... Continue Reading

It is important that we remind ourselves that distractions are one of Satan’s powerful weapons to achieve his purposes of diverting us from the path of righteousness and truth.  The last thing our Spiritual Enemy wants us to do is remain steadfastly focused on God’s Word.     Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze... Continue Reading

This sole church is said to be catholic, or ecumenical [universal, world-wide], spread through all the globe, as it were. “Often” (says Calvin) “by the name ‘church’ we designate the entire multitude of men spread about the globe that professes to worship one God and Christ.”   Where can we see the Christian church? Obscured... Continue Reading

As the light of God’s word reveals our transgressions and we sense greater depths of our shame, we may feel overwhelmed. But your sin does not overwhelm Christ. If you say to him, “I am afraid, for I cannot bear my sin,” he will say to you, “Fear not, for I already bore your sin.”... Continue Reading