Prison may prove a fertile environment for growing gripes, but for Paul jail fed his praise. So it is without compunction that he curtly instructs the Philippian church to “Do all things without grumbling or disputing” (Phil 2:14).   Early in 2007 Pastor Will Bowden of Kansas City realized his church had a chronic problem... Continue Reading

Who does Donald Trump praise? Russsian leader Vladimir Putin, who has successfully transformed Russia from a Marxist to a Nietzschian nation. And Sanders is openly socialist, unashamedly Marxist. If Sanders is elected, we can expect the destruction of the American economy, because socialism never works. If Trump is elected, the really scary thing is that he might actually... Continue Reading

But more than turning to specific verses when we are suffering, it’s also important to turn to The Story. The main story of Scripture is one I turn to over and over to help me understand the place of suffering in my life. Because, to be honest, my first question is always, “Why?” And that... Continue Reading

Our enemy says, “Youth for pleasure, middle age for business, old age for religion.” The Bible says, “Youth, middle age, and old age for your Creator.” But as it’s especially in our youth that we are most inclined (determined?) to forget our Creator, it’s especially in these years that we must work to remember our... Continue Reading

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became... Continue Reading

“How does material wealth deceive us? By making promises it can’t keep. Money promotes itself as the answer to our problems, a barometer of God’s blessing and his ability to provide for us. It makes us think our value lies in how much we are able to accumulate, and it promises to provide a type... Continue Reading

Why are many evangelical leaders, including some who pontificate on nearly everything else, scared silent as evangelicalism is associated with everything from authoritarianism and bigotry to violations of religious freedom? How can they look the other way in silence when politicians praise Planned Parenthood and demur about white supremacists and neo-Nazis? Worst of all, what... Continue Reading

But the same percentage (39 percent) opposed single-payer when it was found that it would cause their own taxes to increase or they’d need to give up other coverage, like health insurance provided by their employers. In both cases, about 4 out of 10 flipped to opposition when they discovered that caveat. Even higher numbers... Continue Reading

It is being suggested in other places that God is immutable in himself (in se) but he is not immutable with respect to us. This “two-track” approach to the doctrine of God seems to want to affirm orthodoxy and modify it simultaneously. The second impulse seems to be driven by biblicism and perhaps, in some... Continue Reading

Life is short; a passing breeze. We must be intentional and diligent in each season of ministry. We must learn and grow when it’s time for preparation, work hard while it’s time to work, and encourage others when it’s time to equip them to do ministry. May our heart’s posture in ministry mirror that of... Continue Reading