We need to learn from the Samson saga: You all know the story of Samson. He was the reluctant deliverer that God used, despite his…
We can use some zeal and passion for the things of God: Christians are to mirror their Lord. If he loved righteousness and hated iniquity,…
What is the difference between a church and a parachurch group? Most folks know what a church is – well, at least they have in…
Thoughts on taking risks, and being reckless: Lately I have been speaking about the issue of risk and how life is always about trade-offs: getting…
God always prefers to work through a godly remnant: A truth found in Scripture and in history is that God normally seems to work through…
All true believers will be concerned about the way things are heading: With my title in quote marks, I must be quoting someone. I am:…
Why did Jesus often tell those he healed to remain silent? It is interesting that on a number of occasions after Jesus performed a mighty…
There is a place for weeding out fake friends: If you are into American cooking shows you will be familiar with my title. But no,…
Everyone wants glory, but few want suffering. But the two are bound together: Hands up – who wants glory? Hands up – who wants suffering?…
I am not a prophet nor the son of a prophet. I am not claiming any inspiration, only perspiration. But there certainly have been God-sent…
The 21 chapters of the book of Judges can make for some rather depressing reading, but they are an important part of Israel’s story and…
Do you want to be used by God? Do you desire to make your life count for Christ and the Kingdom? Then you better find…
The events of these books take place between the death of Joshua and the rise of Samuel and Saul and covers a period of some…
This may sound like another rather odd article, so bear with me! But it seems to me that the Christian leader can be damaged just…
Is Facebook just a popular social media site, or is it in fact a major promoter of radical agendas and political correctness? The evidence is…
Admittedly things are looking rather grim at the moment. All over the West it seems like evil, the devil, insanity, runaway political correctness, sexual perversion,…
One of the clearest lessons of Scripture is how dangerous it is to go with the crowd. Remember, the crowd preferred Barabbas over Jesus. The…
It may be rather odd to speak about the soul of a nation, but I refer here to the religious and ideological makeup of this…
You gotta wonder sometimes. Where is all the salt and light we are supposed to find whenever Christians are present? Why is there so little…
Let me set things straight at the outset: in terms of our initial regeneration, this is a work purely done by God. We do not…