The ongoing saga of the hijab-wearing Wheaton College professor is not likely to go away anytime soon. Indeed, it seems to be escalating, with various…
It is a general rule of life that the more important or valuable something is, the more chances are it will be abused and misused.…
If you want to so designate things, I can be said to be a member of the Islam critical movement. That is, as a citizen…
Fifty-five years ago the very important volume Basic Christianity by John Stott was published. Since appearing in 1958 it has gone through countless reprints and…
OK, so Christmas is coming up, and what better gifts are there than books? And theological books have to be pretty high on the list…
In the famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo there is the memorable scene of the creator God extending his finger…
Tom Cruise, well-known proponent of Scientology, has been compared to Christ by the current Church of Scientology leader, David Miscavige. He believes the two share…
A very brief intro to a major topic: Like most issues in theology and philosophy, this can be a quite complex topic. I do not…
On being careful in our public statements: All believers are commanded to love God with their minds – among other things. We are also told…
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…
An unchanging gospel in a changing world: Some things change in life. Some things do not change. Knowing which is which is vital. As to…
We are such a long way from where we should be, spiritually speaking: OK, this passage may not be so much encouraging as it is…
How to have charitable debates and disagreements: There are plenty of topics which people can get very passionate about. Here I want to look at…
Here are five moving stories of those who renounced their disdain of Christianity: The Roman leaders, the Jewish leaders, and Satan himself all thought that…
The biblical depiction of people as sinners is a sobering one: There are plenty of non-Christians – along with too many Christians, sadly – who…
“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench.” Yesterday I wrote a piece on “The Hard Sayings of…
Wow, did Jesus really say that? How often do we hear Christians say the following sorts of things? ‘Let’s make things as easy as we…
We must be aware of this Chesterton classic: There are some authors you just cannot get enough of – and some books too. I recently…
Great care is needed as we affirm sound teaching: There are certain things that must be said over and over. No matter how often you…
Yes heresy is real and it must be resisted: Because there is such a thing as truth, there is such a thing as error. Because…