With everything else Americans are threatened with losing, like freedom of speech and religious liberty, “losing dinner” seems the least of our worries. Still, we miss it. Spooning mac and cheese out of the saucepan directly into one’s mouth while standing by the stove may be efficient, but it strikes most of us as slightly... Continue Reading

To find out what the Bible means when it speaks of God’s “foreknowledge” we must look at the usage of the Greek term itself; we must see how it functions in the New Testament, and, just as importantly, we must discover whether it has been influenced by the Old Testament as well.   For whom... Continue Reading

While they may not have had the sweetest of fellowship on earth, of this much we may be sure: Calvin and Luther are engaging themselves in perfectly loving discussions in heaven before the presence of the Christ whom they sought to glorify here on earth.   Those who cherish the Reformation have often sought out... Continue Reading

Without a shared objective standard (or even belief that one exists), there is nothing to appeal to and therefore no way to rationally persuade someone who disagrees with you.   Writing about LGBT activists’ recent campaign against a church, Nathanael Blake comments on why we’ve been seeing a decrease in tolerance and an increase in... Continue Reading

I know we’re all short on time and have countless reasons why cooking and sitting down together isn’t realistic or feasible. But let me encourage you to start with a simple meal and a 30-minute time frame with your family. If you don’t have a family like myself, invite some friends over. You may then... Continue Reading

Hearing that name profaned now cuts you to core. It’s as fingernails on a chalkboard. Hearing that name used without recognition stirs in you a longing of love that they might know the Jesus of whom they speak. You pray and ponder how can you be used to introduce them to Jesus.   At the... Continue Reading

Adiaphora turn out to be areas that will affect vast swathes of our lives, and shape us profoundly. Perhaps one of the remaining differences between conservative evangelicals and mainstream fundamentalists is that many fundamentalists still recognise the moral importance of adiaphora, while evangelicals insist that matters of preference are to be given little attention.  ... Continue Reading

Though this writer has had to seek forgiveness many times for disdain of differing races, the poor, the homosexual, and the gender-confused, graciously, the Lord did not allow his ship to make it to Tarshish either. At snail’s pace, the Spirit is killing off his old nature allowing a new creation to live in Christ’s... Continue Reading

Alexander urges us to look at ourselves as we grow near the day of death.  He asks us if we are prepared to face God.  And most importantly, of all the diagnostic questions we need to ask ourselves about the quality of our lives, is this: Are we trusting in the grace of God through... Continue Reading

God has promised special blessings in the keeping of the Day, and painful consequences for neglecting it. By this day, His people confess their faith and can be light in a world that dwells in darkness. Jesus Christ is risen; He is Lord of every day, but declares His salvation with one day of the... Continue Reading