“When I was as yet a very little boy, my father had destined me for the study of theology. But afterwards, when he considered that the legal profession commonly raised those who followed it to wealth, this prospect induced him suddenly to change his purpose . . . but God, by the sweet guidance of... Continue Reading

Young suggested that we must labor to come to a settled position on attempts to reconcile apparent contradictions in Scripture; however, if while doing so, we find that we cannot come to an absolutely certain conclusion about how to reconcile those seeming contradictions, we should rest content in the fact that we know there is... Continue Reading

We live in a world, as we see in the political realm, where those who disagree are quickly demonized, where partisan concerns are ramped up. As Christians, we mustn’t follow the same path. We need to be vigilant for the truth and to defend the faith. At the same time, we need to be careful... Continue Reading

The story of Xinwei made me wonder how a little woman like her could become the mother of 50 deserted disabled children, as most couldn’t even feed themselves. After three years of reflection, I think I understand better all her concerns. She said that “these children were Jesus” (Matt. 25:40). In other words, you could... Continue Reading

David Miller actually published a book in 1974 (which I discovered much later), entitled The New Polytheism. In that book, Miller gave this prediction: at the death of God, we will see the rebirth of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome. It was a confusing prediction: the rebirth of the gods? What does that... Continue Reading

“Despite some institutional reform, individual leaders of the church have largely escaped public accountability,” the grand jury says in the report. “Priests were raping little boys and girls, and the men of God who were responsible for them not only did nothing; they hid it all. For decades.”   What just happened? Last week a... Continue Reading

We need church historians to help us understand the present. The present is the sum of the past. We did not arrive at twenty-first century Christianity suddenly or by chance but through the long and slow development of the Christian faith over millennia. To know who and what we are, we must know who we were... Continue Reading

You might be thinking, “How is this relevant to me? I’m not sacrificing my children to pagan deities.” We are all prone to imagine a god that is more like our culture—and its gods—than who He truly is. If we’re not careful, the culture will shape our view of God.   When we ignore God’s... Continue Reading

Since the birth of our fallen nature, humans have continued thirsting for equality with God, wanting to know or even control his thoughts. Humanity is rarely satisfied with the Word, God revealed to us in Christ. Instead we seek to comprehend the incomprehensible, the almighty God—and in the end we often replace him with something... Continue Reading

The gospel does not boast “come as you are, stay as you are” but rather “come as you are TO BE RESTORED!” We don’t get to make up the narrative here, folks! The story has already been written- and it is beautiful!    Today’s guest author is John Wesley Reid, a Christian blogger and political analyst... Continue Reading