The Samson saga is bizarre but encouraging: Yesterday I wrote about the Samson narratives. He was one of the judges, or deliverers, that God raised…
Does it seem that God has abandoned you? One cannot accuse Scripture of whitewashing things, or just painting a rosy picture about life. It presents…
Miracles will not always lead to faith: I just recently wrote a piece on signs and wonders. In it I asked whether the miraculous normally…
Looking for a good book? Let me start this by reciting a memorable line from The Fellowship of the Ring. It was delivered by Bilbo…
This is where some churches have now stooped to: For some decades now I had a standard line about the decaying church surrendering to the…
More insights into this important biblical theme: All three of the items featured in my title I have discussed before. The idea of common grace…
What others are saying about preaching: Some of you might think, ‘I am not a preacher, so this article is not for me.’ There are…
The poisonous pursuit of wealth and the good life: In 1964 the Beatles sang about love and money. Old guys like me certainly remember “Can’t…
In praise of the early church creeds: If one wanted to summarise the basics of the Christian faith, and present some of the main and…
Away with your lame excuses – we need to speak out: If you are a Christian you are commanded to share the good news of…
Final and full divine justice is on its way: Retributive justice has to do with giving to each person his or her due. Our criminal…
We all suffer, but how we respond is crucial: As so often happens to me, several things will coalesce at the same time, and –…
While some folks want to argue about Christmas, most of us just want to enjoy it: It is happening again: it is the day after…
These are some terrific quotes for this time of year: I have often said that the English preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) and the English writer…
The spiritual journey of Naomi Wolf: If you are not into reading and want immediate answers, let me say this: Had I asked, ‘Is Naomi…
God is still at work: It is easy to despair at the state of the world. So often it seems like God has simply abandoned…
Two great Christian authors: OK, a piece on two of my all-time favourite authors. Any excuse will do to revisit these two champions. In case…
Actually Paul spoke repeatedly about hell Sometimes Christians can say the dumbest things – and the most unscriptural things. Stupid and useless memes found on…
Prayer and theology belong together: Anyone who has ever read or heard the great Welsh preacher and teacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones knows that he was a…
The whole world is watching: The Christian is never alone. He is part of the Body of Christ. And what he does is always noticed,…