There is no limit as to who we can pray for: All Christians pray – or should pray – and that includes praying for others.…
We must not be surprised at the opposition we will all get as we seek to do God’s work: In Ezra 4: we read that…
God is good and is never unfair: While driving home today from a speaking engagement, I was stuck at a traffic light. I noticed a…
Christians today of necessity must be rebels: Normally when a Christian discusses things like rebellion, it is done so in a negative light. That is,…
Yes heresy is real and it must be resisted: Because there is such a thing as truth, there is such a thing as error. Because…
Sometimes to say yes to God is to say no to the state: Can you be a devout Christian and also a rebel and a…
Subversion from within is a very real problem: How do you destroy a nation, or a culture, or a society? There are two main ways…
How very relevant is this period for contemporary believers: The 400-year period from the events covered in the last Old Testament book Malachi, to the…
There was a real Saint Nicholas and he seemed to be a pretty neat guy: Yes, Virginia, there is a Saint Nicholas. There was a…
All proud and evil rulers will soon enough have to give an account: In a recent article I looked at Daniel chapter 4, and the…
We need the bigger picture on the current round of rage and rioting: Yes, an ambitious title, but we live in ambitious times. At least…
We all need some encouragement as we seek to serve Christ and the Kingdom: Here are some biblical truths you can bank on: Anyone living…
Here is some help for your study of the book of Ezra: Ezra and Nehemiah were originally one book, broken up sometime during the early…
New Age thought and the new spiritualities have nothing in common with biblical Christianity: The term “New Age” appeared in the 1980s, but many (including…
This new book on the great Athanasius is a must read. Christian Focus, 2019. Except for keen theologians and hardcore theology buffs, it is unlikely…
Having just again finished reading the book of Ezra, I was struck by how many deep theological truths and spiritual gems are found in this…
Sometimes seemingly small things can have big consequences – at least in the world of theology. The smallest of details can at times result in…
What does the Bible have to say about the issue of taxation? Should we pay taxes? If so, what rate of taxation should we pay?…
Those faithfully reading through the Old Testament should be in the final three historical books, which appear just before the Wisdom literature (Job, Psalms, etc).…
I have said it before: I strongly believe God can and does providentially raise up leaders in times of great darkness and crisis to avert…