What is Christmas all about? Obviously it has to do with the arrival of Jesus Christ on planet earth. But why did he actually come?…
Augustine said this about the importance of the Old Testament: “The New is in the Old contained, and the Old is in the New explained”.…
We must never put asunder what Scripture joins together: The progressive Christians of today, like the theological liberals of old, seek to convince us that…
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…
Thoughts on the “He Gets Us” ads: By now most of you are aware of the controversy that has arisen over some ads played during…
Reflections of how Jesus, you, and I look: Some might be thinking that my title is once again rather strange. OK, so shoot me already.…
A careful look at some important biblical themes: I must begin by admitting that I rather mildly fudged my own title. I do indeed want…
The amazing transformation of Charles Colson: Many secularists, atheists, misotheists, and sceptics will try to tell you that Christianity is just a fantasy, just a…
Yes we should be engaging with our culture: All Christians know about the Great Commission and most know who Charles Colson was. As to the…
Taking God seriously while not taking ourselves too seriously: My title might seem to be an odd topic, but a recent post of mine on…
The Jesus Revolution, my story, and the new film: Like so many others, I was part of two major counter-cultures in my youth. From around…
Christian, you are not your own and you need to start living that way: We live in an age of easy believism and cheap grace.…
We have so much to learn from the amazing life of Elisabeth Elliot: I recently revisited a 2020 volume by Ellen Vaughn. It is the…
And now we have “churchmen” suggesting Jesus coulda been trans: We have had it all before of course: Jesus the Marxist; Jesus the Muslim; Jesus…
There is a lot of encouraging material to be found in this chapter: The Apostle Paul told us that ‘all scripture is … profitable for…
“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…
At Calvary there was an amazing cancellation of the debt that we owed as sinners: Sinners are debtors who have no way of paying off…
We need some real clear thinking here: My title contains a somewhat strange combination of terms, but many will know where I am headed with…
Yes we should share our values and beliefs with others – boldly and unapologetically: I hear Christians all the time saying that we cannot and…