I learned a long time ago that in some cases, like the poor who will always be with us, the weak and faint-hearted will always be with us, too.  Yes, I have seen many counselees changed with nouthetic counseling.  Nouthetic counseling offers much hope.  However, I had to realize that sometimes more than admonishment is... Continue Reading

Bonhoeffer recognized this background and accepted it as the Sitz im Leben of the German theological and philosophical landscape. We might even say that Bonhoeffer believed Kant to be asking the right questions—questions worthy of a theologian. In fact, while in America studying at Union Theological Seminary, Bonhoeffer critiqued his American students, saying, “questions such as that... Continue Reading

This week, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Sisi responded to the beheadings with acts that unequivocally recognized the Copts as “innocent victims” and true sons of Egypt. He declared a week of national mourning, dispatched envoys to appeal to the United Nations and ordered air force bombers to “deliver swift justice in retribution.” Sisi’s visit to St.... Continue Reading

God knows our vision problem and the cataracts of unbelief that can develop over our eyes of faith. As a Father and Physician, He ministers to us. He knows how unbelief can plague us, how our faith can become distracted and unfocused, and He knows the problems associated with that unbelief—problems like lack of joy... Continue Reading

If you do not prepare yourself to come before the Lord on His Sacred day and attend to His ordinances with a right heart and a right mind then what can you expect, but for them to have the same effect on your spiritual life as the “customary” things and why then should you be... Continue Reading

Many implications for our approach to the Bible flow from the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture. For example, the Bible is authoritative, along the lines of Sola Scriptura. And the Bible is sufficient, meaning that it contains in its pages all that we need for faith and practice.   Even those who do not... Continue Reading

Surely the greatest days of testing are upon us for our Christian same-sex attracted brothers and sisters. We must stand firm with them and pray for them. Their willingness to remain celibate despite their fleshly desires is perceived as a slap in the face to the homosexual community who prides itself on living outside of... Continue Reading

The President obviously does not understand the primary sources of either faith for him to make such a tendentious parallel. The predominant delight in his remarks would be in the Muslim world and the irreligious. The next day Geraldo Rivera, opining favorably, made the oft repeated lie that more people have been killed in the name... Continue Reading

“Marriage is not like voting or drinking. In some circles, it plays better to tell ourselves that we are doing nothing more than taking an existing institution and making it more fair. Deep down, though, we know that this is not accurate. The old institution of marriage does not treat people equally and with respect.... Continue Reading

God’s creative design demands that no program or pre-packaged marketing technique will lead to success for every woman. Instead as image bearers, we possess distinct gifts and the capacity to create within ourselves. We are responsible to develop and steward those gifts, using them to serve others as God leads. This may mean hosting parties... Continue Reading