So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…
Vital reading on the spiritual battles we are involved in: The Bible clearly teaches that God exists, that Satan exists, that angels exist, and that…
We need an external moral guidance system: As we know, most folks in the world, and far too many Christians, seem to think the best…
Thoughts on the “He Gets Us” ads: By now most of you are aware of the controversy that has arisen over some ads played during…
Give to one and all, no questions asked? As so often happens, a discussion, a debate, or even a knock-down, drag-out brawl on the social…
Lewis captures a crucial Christian paradox: Believers know full well how many paradoxes there are in the Christian faith. We know that in order to…
On mountain removalists: In a recent piece, also a part of this series on difficult Bible passages, I mentioned that not everything Jesus said was…
Are we really called to do this? There are several New Testament passages where Jesus says things about plucking out an eye or cutting off…
Purchasing forgiveness of sins? I was recently asked by someone if there are Old Testament passages that speak about paying money for the forgiveness of…
Anarchism is not a viable biblical or political option: It is vital that we get the biblical position on government correct. If not, we can…
In praise of the early church creeds: If one wanted to summarise the basics of the Christian faith, and present some of the main and…
On being careful in our public statements: All believers are commanded to love God with their minds – among other things. We are also told…
Not everything we read about in Scripture is meant to be copied! There are various important principles of biblical interpretation. If we keep these in…
Should believers bury their dead only? While many believers may never have given this a passing thought, some others might think quite a lot about…
Concern, along with careful thinking, are both needed to really help others: People can often come up with what seem like good ideas, and often…
Faith and secret sins: As I was walking the dog this morning I was thinking about other believers – as well as myself. We all…
Some thoughts on some puzzling texts: I suppose I could add this to my series on “Difficult Bible Passages,” although I will actually be looking…
A century ago this important work appeared: OK, I am a bit off by a few weeks, or a few months, but we can still…
Christians need to think straight in many of these areas: A false dilemma is a logical fallacy in which an either/or is being demanded, when…