Every day, Christian men and women forfeit future happiness for the sake of temporary sexual stimulation. Like drug addicts, we go from fix to fix, trading the con­tentment of righteous living for the quick hits that always leave us empty, craving more.   The following is an excerpt from my book The Purity Principle. I’m... Continue Reading

The Preacher makes realists of us, but he does not leave us there. He gives us hope. He lifts our eyes to God the Father, who points us to His Son, Jesus Christ.   Introducing Ecclesiastes (4 of 5) In Ecclesiastes the Preacher presents us with the same counsel that God does in the book... Continue Reading

Christ has done what the law could not do. He has carried the burden we could not bear. The church stands or falls on this truth. Christ saves fully. Christ keeps completely. Nothing more is required.   There is a subtle temptation to believe that something must be added to grace to make faith complete.... Continue Reading

The gospel does not erase responsibility—it redeems it. Christ does not save men into passivity. Christ saves men into activity. He saves them into purpose.   All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. —Proverbs 14:23 We live in a time when talk is cheap, image is everything, and work... Continue Reading

Out of the Blues, is an incredibly helpful book for the depressed and lonely, and those wanting to help the depressed and lonely. His approach to the subject is gentle and balanced. He does not thunder down on the fainthearted, nor does he coddle the “woe is me” pity party.   Wayne Mack (1935-2025) was... Continue Reading

By constant communion with the living and powerful Word of God through a vital connection between God’s Spirit and his spirit, every believer may “know the will of God for his life.” In this way, the believer in Christ can continually bear the “fruit of the Spirit” throughout his lifetime by living according to the... Continue Reading

If we want to decrease both our level of busyness and our level of laziness, we need a purpose that will simultaneously move us into a greater level of investment and free us from the compulsion to be constantly in motion.   If you’re like most people, the answer to the question, “How are you... Continue Reading

First, we get into the text to understand it and to be made uncomfortable by it. We deliberately face up to the difficulties of it by discussing its strangest features. We invite questions about them and the challenging questions they raise. What we don’t do at that stage, or ever, is judge the text.  ... Continue Reading

Real glory isn’t to be found in building massive structures or acquiring a giant kingdom. Those things will fade. The real glory is found in following the example of Jesus, who gave Himself for others and achieved a real, true, lasting glory. And if we do that, Scripture promises that we will receive a crown... Continue Reading

We have the New Testament text with substantial integrity, and in the small number of places where there are real questions, the options are limited and publicly discussable, and no essential doctrine is at stake.   “The world’s oldest game of telephone.” A comedian got plenty of laughs as he mocked the Bible using this... Continue Reading