We can use a few Josiahs today: Many of you know about the bright light that was King Josiah of Judah who reigned in a…
Those who are reading through the Bible in a year will soon find themselves in the books of Kings. These are a continuation of the…
All Christians should be devoted students of the Word of God, and that includes the Old Testament. The 39 books of the OT comprise a…
The need of the hour is revival. All believers should be praying for heaven-sent, life-changing revival. Without it the West looks to be all but…
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…
Is God interested and involved in our elections? In this piece I will bring together the reality of modern-day political elections with some basic truths…
How might we think about resistance to evil rulers? (Author’s necessary preface: This is one of those pieces where I must say something up front…
Say no to all this Christian fatalism: I get this all the time: I urge people – especially Christians – to stand up for what…
Is revival or reformation the need of the hour? Christians have long had discussions about, and debates over, the issue of which is more important,…
Here are some helps on a very relevant book for days like these: This is a brief but important Old Testament book. While we know…
We learn important spiritual truths from the life of King Manasseh: One of the biggest problems Yahweh had with the people of Israel was the…
The Bible speaks about apostasy. Church history provides us with many cases of apostasy. But just what might it look like today? What kind of…
We all have our idols, and we all must deal with these idols. An idol is anything which commands our attention and loyalty over and…
It is always wise to revisit great books written by great men. The words of the great saints always are of value, and one can…
During the height of the Cold War, I, like so many others, prayed for all those suffering so cruelly under atheistic communism. I cried out…
One of the most tragic words found in all of Scripture are those recorded in the book of Jeremiah: “The prophets prophesy lies, the priests…
I regularly challenge fellow believers not to ignore the Old Testament. After all, it is part of the Christian Bible, and it in fact comprises…
There are plenty of thankless and miserable jobs one can get into. One would imagine that being a full-time septic tank cleaner would not be…