Actually Paul spoke repeatedly about hell Sometimes Christians can say the dumbest things – and the most unscriptural things. Stupid and useless memes found on…
Judgment is certain – how we face it all depends: What do you think of when you hear the word “judgment”? It will normally depend…
Individuals and states have not responded well to the virus: Walking with my dogs a few hours ago I was thinking about how we have…
Knowing that a divine reckoning is coming should encourage all believers: Anyone who loves God and his holiness and righteousness is heartbroken, grieved, and shattered…
What is God trying to say to us amid COVID-19? This is my 44th piece on the coronavirus. The world certainly has changed from just…
God said of the famous Old Testament character David that he was “a man after my own heart”. But he was also a very human…
Now here is a topic most people would rather not discuss – and I include many pastors and church leaders here as well, not just…
I was recently reminded that one of my favourite prophetic voices of last century, Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984), in one of his volumes utilised some of…
A meme making the rounds on social media has much to say about the state of many Western nations today. Thus it has become quite…
According to Scripture there are certainly realities we can always count on. These include the fact that we will all die, we will all stand…
Christians are meant to be students of the Word. We should always do things by the Book – the Word of God. Our marching orders…
The themes of the wrath of God and the judgment of God may not be popular nowadays, even in most Christian circles, but they are…
Is God interested in the nations? Yes. Does God judge nations? Yes. Can God even use pagan nations as instruments of his judgment and justice?…
It may seem like these pairs are chalk and cheese, but they are in fact two sides of the same coin. Throughout Scripture the anger…
The Christian mission has been described in quite simple terms: it is about one beggar telling another beggar where to find food. That is not…
Whenever a major disaster or national tragedy breaks forth, a heated debate tends to arise within Christian circles. Opinions tend to be polarised, with two…
IVP, 2007. This is a thought-provoking book, one which is sure to provoke a bit of controversy. Steven Keillor is an American historian, who also…
We live in a culture that is biblically illiterate. Most people have no or very little idea of what is actually in the Bible. Unfortunately,…