Sometimes it seem like things just cannot get any worse: Simply looking at the morning newspaper headlines is enough to discourage most folks. We read…
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,…
Easter is not just about how we can get right with God, but how we can live for God: Easter is of course a time…
Was Solomon wrong to marry Pharaoh’s daughter? The passage I am examining seems to indicate a sinful action by a king of Israel, but there…
When proper parenting is abandoned, our children suffer: Here is a simple truth worth bearing in mind: children do not need buddies or pals or…
In these historical books we learn about how the monarchy in Israel was established. Samuel first anointed Saul as king, and then David. Four main…
I had the privilege of speaking to a group of committed believers in an inner city church recently. They were eager to hear about some…
Plenty of debate actually arises over the issue of the monarchy in ancient Israel. Especially when we see imperial presidencies like Obama’s in America (Trump’s…
This is another Bible passage which is not so much difficult as one which has been badly handled, poorly interpreted, and often wrongly applied. The…
The Christian’s relationship to the surrounding culture can take many different forms, but for simplicity’s sake I would like to argue that there are basically…
It is amazing how much the Bible speaks about the walk of the believer as being one of a life of battle. And it is…
This is another in an irregular series on new books worth noting – this time just on theology and biblical studies. Of course hundreds of…