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…
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…
The balanced Christian life: What should believers major in: zeal or knowledge? If you know anything about me, you will know that I see this…
Keeping the big biblical picture in view: It is a new year, but any time for the believer is a good time to recommit to…
We can learn and benefit from others because of God’s common grace: While not popular in some quarters, I am a firm believer in the…
Insights from the wife of the great preacher: Five years ago an important biography was written about a very important woman. But because of the…
Preaching was not the only thing Spurgeon is known for: We all think of the great English Baptist C. H. Spurgeon as a mighty and…
Charles Spurgeon believed the gospel must have an impact on all areas of life: Was Spurgeon involved in the culture wars? Well, if you mean…
What we do for God must be done in God’s way and with God’s enabling: We all have gifts and abilities which have been given…
We need biblical encouragement during these difficult days: During these deeply troubling times that we are living through, with not just Covid and all that…
Why is today’s church so far from what God expects of it? Let me say straight up that there are plenty of great churches around,…
The closing words of Scripture are eternally comforting: I had several things in mind to write about this last day of 2021. But as I…
What happened during this great revival should stir us all: Any true Christian aches for heaven-sent revival to break up the hard, dry and parched…
This should inspire you greatly: While it is true that all Christians are different, and while it is also true that our primary example to…
The endgame for the militant left is the destruction of Christianity: Those who hate the West and want to see its downfall also tend to…
We can learn from Spurgeon and others when we struggle with depression: While some Christians may think that no blood-bought child of God should ever…
These two new books on 9/11 are must reads: The main problem with the plea to “never forget” is that we invariably do. Our memory…
Let me briefly define things here, then offer a few prefatory remarks. Simply put, iconoclasm – in a religious context – literally means “image-breaking”. It…
A magnificent cathedral in Paris that stood for over 800 years, and even survived the Second World War, is now basically no more – consumed…
The fourth book of the Pentateuch is directly related to the books preceding it and following it. In Exodus God delivers the Israelites from Egyptian…