In Matthew 24:50, the coming of Christ is mentioned as a terror to those who so much as begin to smite their fellow-servants. We may wrangle and stand out one against another in our contentions now, but it will not be so easy to answer Jesus Christ as it is to answer back to one... Continue Reading

God envisions a life in which His creation spent at least 1/7 of our time on earth resting. Resting in Him. In his love. It seems that God can get along better without our work than we can. And what I’m learning over the last few years is that I’m a better leader, better husband... Continue Reading

My world talks a lot about church-planting. We need more churches in the UK, especially in a number of harder and poorer areas. We don’t talk so much about strengthening churches and growing people to maturity. We need both. This is, of course, one of the reasons why we need to work in teams. Leadership... Continue Reading

When an English word no longer captures the sense of the biblical Greek word, choosing a substitute is a smart adjustment. Knowing God accurately so that we can be fruitful witnesses in the world means, in part, using God’s words in the way that God uses them instead of the distorted way that the world... Continue Reading

Exposition alone is not preaching. That is teaching. Preaching is more than the delivery of biblical data. Preaching is the heralding of truth that lays claim to the soul. It is truth through personality, yes—but more than that, it is truth pressed upon the conscience with divine authority. It is the living Word proclaimed by... Continue Reading

When Paul taught before the Areopagus in Acts 17:24ff, he appealed to the inscription, “to the unknown god,” then went on to describe God after saying “What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.” The Greeks had misinterpreted the sensus divinitatis evidence through natural reason and worshipped a pantheon, but in Paul’s... Continue Reading

“For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you” (Matthew 7:2). This principle points to a divine reciprocity: the standards we use to judge others will be applied to us. Are we quick to condemn but slow to extend grace?   Thank... Continue Reading

But King Asa was not perfect. No one is sinless (1Jn. 1:8-10). His devotion to the Lord seems to have waned toward the end of his 41-year reign, a reminder that finishing strong in the Christian life is difficult and requires supreme devotion to the Lord.   Answer: Though King Asa’s morality waned in his... Continue Reading

 “And instead of thinking of heaven only once a week, as formerly, you are thinking of it all the time, and you are more pure and tender-hearted than you used to be, and you are patiently waiting for the daybreak.”   God promises that none of our pains is meaningless and that not one of... Continue Reading

What God wants is to “revive” the spirit of the crushed and the devastated. What he wants is to breathe fresh life into you. And Isaiah 57:15 is not exaggerating. Its hopeful message is not even exceptional. This verse is vintage Bible truth.   Where to Find God When our lives fall apart, and we... Continue Reading