“Nothing is more deadly for men who do not know which way to turn in their adversity than to be deceived under the pretext of God’s name, with lies that close the door of repentance, increase the darkness of infidelity, and in the end throw them in despair into the headlong confusion of insanity.” –... Continue Reading

“How can a President Romney turn down a call from the First Presidency?” Karger asked. “He has been an obedient, faithful Mormon his whole life; he won’t just disregard it. I think the separation of church and state is designed to prevent exactly that.” When Switzerland passed new employment rules that ban foreign religious groups... Continue Reading

“Learn a trade and become a ‘skilled worker.’ Here is a truly revolutionary concept, so radical in fact, the entire U.S. and European modern economies were built upon it. Question: Who earns more than a lawyer, a resident physician, or most company directors? Answer: a plumber.” Looking ahead at the next bubble to burst: higher... Continue Reading

This may not be true for your congregation but I sometimes ask myself “If we have a Book of Confessions, why don’t we use it?” As we anticipate the next gathering of the Fellowship of Presbyterians I thought I would riff for a few minutes about their draft Theology Document… One month ago the Fellowship... Continue Reading

Constructing bars for Tequila sippers in Mexico is not what a group of teenagers from north of the border had in mind when they went with their church on a mission trip. I can still remember my college professor telling us in our missions class how lots of church building projects in Latin America end... Continue Reading

People who aspire to the presidency want to go down in history. But if they’ve committed adultery, that overrides anything else they have ever done. As one writer has expressed it, “The fact of [the candidate’s] adultery is the philosopher’s stone that converts the rest of his life to dross.” It is often said that... Continue Reading

You’re not our 24/7 convenience store, nor our benevolent butler in the sky. You’re not a Genie granting wishes nor a computer waiting to be programmed by us. Your name is Abba Father, not Sugar Daddy, and we are so very thankful. We exist for your glory. You don’t exist for our pleasure. Then Satan... Continue Reading

“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation” (Mark 3:28–29). I cannot tell you how many times in my teaching career very distraught Christians have come... Continue Reading

If Jesus shed His blood for individuals from every people group in the world, how can we who have been rescued by Him remain indifferent in the face of more than six thousand ethnolinguistic groups that have yet to be reached with the gospel God wins. If I had to summarize the message of Revelation... Continue Reading

In the 19th century, Princeton was a leader among conservative evangelicals in America. It was the “grand central station” for the “young, restless, and Reformed.” Controversies swirl around celebrity pastors and their best-selling books. Evangelicals unite across denominational lines to share resources and strategize together for the advancement of Christ’s kingdom. New thought emerging from... Continue Reading