God is gloriously unconcerned about the conniving self-exaltation of man. Their strategies and plots pose no more threat to Him than a piece of tinsel does to a castle wall. His kingdom is forever. His Christ has been enthroned. His King has already been chosen and is seated even now upon the throne of heaven,... Continue Reading

If the challenge of our world is indifference, the opportunity is to embody a radiant, convictional, relational, Christ-centered presence in the community life of the church, one that people cannot ignore because it looks and loves like Jesus.    Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh,... Continue Reading

The embittered wife quietly and subtly stops playing for her husband’s team and forms her own team, one that competes with and tries to beat him. Submission is no longer this wife’s heart posture.   “Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death” (2 Samuel 6:23). This sobering judgment... Continue Reading

Our confidence and security depend not on the fickleness and frailty of our faith but on the firm purposes and promises of God who has appointed these things. God did not destine us for the wrath of His judgment but He did destine us to receive salvation.   God did not appoint us to wrath.... Continue Reading

Christ is that precious gem whose luster never fades, and beauty never disappoints. Looking upon Christ by faith always ignites the soul in love and devotion toward Him, even more so when we see Him in less obvious but equally profound ways.   And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them... Continue Reading

The Church doesn’t need another round of exposés. It needs an awakening. Discernment without love is suspicion. Love without discernment is sentimentality. The Church must recover both, truth that sees clearly and love that stays steady.   Discernment was never meant to be content. It was meant to be courage, the kind that loves truth... Continue Reading

The long-term predictions about the future…by divine design, will not be fully comprehended until that time when they are actually in process of being fulfilled. The general thrust of the prophetic message may be understood. But the details will remain sealed until the time has come.   A number of prophetic books include sections devoted... Continue Reading

Our culture has an inverted proportionality of critique. We protect those who are our own at all costs. It won’t take the discerning observer long to recall an occasion when the same party defending their own was attacking someone from the other party for a similar offense.   What comes to mind when you think... Continue Reading

Their gospel accounts can be sufficiently corroborated and have been accurately delivered to us through the centuries. The authors lacked motive to lie to us about their observations and died rather than recant their testimony. Would the Gospels withstand the scrutiny of a cold-case investigation? Yes.   The case for the reliability of the New... Continue Reading

Will we face “bitterness” in this world? Yes; undoubtedly we do, and we will continue to throughout our time as the church militant. But the greater truth is that we have The Sweet One, The Gentle One, The Good Shepherd—and, because of this, what else do we really need?   Number 168 in the 1994... Continue Reading