Life is full of masterpieces and works and designs; of inventions and crafts and compositions. From the music of Beethoven to the painting of the Mona Lisa, from the chirping of birds to the sun setting on the shore of a beach — all things would not be beautiful if beauty itself didn’t exist in... Continue Reading

 Nowadays, it is very rare for people to grow up in a stable home and to receive a decent education. It is even rarer for people to have exemplary role models or to have even a rudimentary understanding of the Bible. Most everyone in our culture has significant emotional, familial, financial, and even physical baggage.... Continue Reading

When the church faces sins such as transgenderism, homosexuality, convicted criminals or those battling with drug and/or alcohol abuse, there is an understandable uneasiness. After all, while we are no doubt called to love the lost as God has entrusted the ministry of reconciliation to us (II Cor. 5:1-21), we also have an obligation to... Continue Reading

God himself teaches us many good requests. But it is still true that “we do not know what to pray for as we ought” (Romans 8:26). We do not know what is best. Our God is not so afflicted. He plans to answer his children far above what we could ever ask or think —... Continue Reading

Head and heart aren’t the same thing. Knowledge about Jesus’ works doesn’t necessarily translate into love for him (Revelation 2:4). You can even know the theological implications of those works: his active obedience to the Father throughout his life; Jesus’ death and resurrection, leading up to his ascension; his present interceding at the right hand... Continue Reading

There are many more of Jesus’ words, and they are found in the Bible, the Bible people are buying. But are they reading? Are they heeding? Are they obeying?   The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Bible sales went up 22% since 2024, and the Morning Wire podcast featured a story on this. What... Continue Reading

As we age in the Lord, our growth doesn’t stop, but it is different. The fruit becomes more standard, but the growth becomes less visible to the outside world. The heart is stirred, not over truths newly discovered, but a deepening love of the old truths. Instead of loving a doctrine like a child loves... Continue Reading

In regular conversation with others, we respond with amazement, interest, thanksgiving, celebration, rejoicing, and so on. The same is true in our Bible reading. Prayer is a response to God’s mighty deeds, marvelous grace, bountiful heart, and awesome attributes found in Scripture that connects with our lives.   If you are gearing up to read... Continue Reading

After attending a wonderful seminary later in life and reflecting back on my early years as a believer, here are twelve books I wish I had read as a new Christian (some of the below books were available at the time and some have been published more recently).   There are a lot of books... Continue Reading

Any modern-day religious leaders thinking they are doing God a service by blessing what he hates are as good as an example as any of rank apostasy and moral depravity in our churches.   A new religious development to be aware of: The headline goes like this: “Priests hold ceremony to bless child offerings to... Continue Reading