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Joni Eareckson Tada on Health, Healing and Heaven

Nov 6, 2020

Lessons from Joni on hardship and suffering:

That suffering is something we all experience to varying degrees is simply a fact of life in a fallen world. We all go through mental or physical or emotional suffering, and for some

Turning Christophobes into Christophiles

Oct 31, 2020

Some of the greatest Christians were once some of the greatest opponents of the faith:

God is in the transformation business. And so often in the past 2000 years we have seen those who hated God and Jesus with a

We Have the Truth and We Must Use It

Oct 22, 2020

Truth really is our primary weapon:

Let me begin by mentioning a dream I had last night. It seems I and a few others were under attack by some bad guys. They were seeking to break into our property, and

Scripture speaks about those who ‘would not’ and ‘could not’ believe:

My title may be a bit much for some folks to get their head around, so let me break it down a bit. It is about the biblical truth

In dark times we are right to ask God when he will intervene and bring forth justice:

We have all asked the question “How long?” Kids impatiently ask on a journey, “How long before we get there?” We ask how

A Faith That Makes a Difference

Sep 9, 2020

Real Christianity has always been about transforming our world – not just individual souls:

Christianity is a very practical faith. It of course offers eternal dividends for those who embrace it, but it also has very real implications for life

Disease, Disaster, Evil and Worldviews

Aug 10, 2020

One’s worldview determines how we approach things like the corona crisis:

Two nights ago on television there was a replay of the 1996 film Independence Day. You know the story: a bunch of nasty aliens come to earth levelling

Is Christianity simply a warm quilt for a cold night?

So what do you get when you have 2 or 3 non-theists having a discussion about theism? The answer is: nothing much of any real value. What you end up

Yes, Seek Justice and Vindication

Aug 4, 2020

Christians should pray the imprecatory psalms:

While divine justice will fully and finally be meted out in the next life, Christians can and should seek to see justice carried out in the here and now. Indeed, that is what I

A Spiritual Take on the Victorian Disaster

Aug 3, 2020

We SHOULD be angry about what is happening. But how we deal with that anger is crucial:

I have much more time to write articles than normally: one, I am basically under house arrest, as are all poor Victorians; and

Some gems from the classic Lewis volume, Miracles:

The first time I bought a copy of the 1947 classic work Miracles by C. S. Lewis was way back in 1975. Some 45 years later I bought my newest copy of

C. S. Lewis and The Problem of Pain

Jul 26, 2020

There is so much to be gleaned from this terrific book:

Having just bought a number of new editions of some old C. S. Lewis classics, I am reading through them once again – but as if for the first

Could God ever choose to sin?

As has often been said, Christian beliefs are simple enough for a child to understand and believe. But they are also deep enough and complex enough to have exercised the greatest minds in human

C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, and the Christian Life

Jul 24, 2020

Some absolute gems from the C. S. Lewis classic:

As a fairly new Christian I was introduced to the great Christian apologist C. S. Lewis almost 50 years ago. Soon I had bought nearly all of his books and I

How are we to understand religious language and talk about God?

We humans talk about God all the time. But to do so accurately and faithfully can be a very daunting task indeed. One could rightly say that it takes

Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Can one accept the reality of God and of suffering, and not have a fundamental contradiction? For thousands of years philosophers and theologians have argued that we can indeed

Dealing With Pain, Suffering, Loss and Grief: A Reader

Jul 2, 2020

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

We all suffer in various ways, so to offer a reading list on how to cope with, how to understand, and how

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Many of you know about the remarkable American Christian missionary and author Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015). What she went through has more than qualified her to

Anger, Prayer, and the Justice of God

Jun 21, 2020

Christians can rightly get angry about evil and injustice:

As a Christian, do you ever get angry? I do. And there is a place for it. Recall that Ephesians 4:26 (quoting Psalm 4:4), says that we can be angry, but

What C. S. Lewis wrote on the moral law 70 years ago is always worth revisiting:

A large part of the apologetic method of C. S. Lewis involved the moral argument for God’s existence. He famously made this case in

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

Lessons from Joni on hardship and suffering:

Some of the greatest Christians were once some of the greatest opponents of the faith:

Truth really is our primary weapon:

Scripture speaks about those who ‘would not’ and ‘could not’ believe:

In dark times we are right to ask God when he will intervene and bring forth justice:

Real Christianity has always been about transforming our world – not just individual souls:

One’s worldview determines how we approach things like the corona crisis:

Is Christianity simply a warm quilt for a cold night?

Christians should pray the imprecatory psalms:

We SHOULD be angry about what is happening. But how we deal with that anger is crucial:

Some gems from the classic Lewis volume, Miracles:

There is so much to be gleaned from this terrific book:

Could God ever choose to sin?

Some absolute gems from the C. S. Lewis classic:

How are we to understand religious language and talk about God?

Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists:

Here are a number of important books dealing with suffering, pain and evil and how we might respond:

We all can learn so much from the life and writings of Elisabeth Elliot:

Christians can rightly get angry about evil and injustice:

What C. S. Lewis wrote on the moral law 70 years ago is always worth revisiting:

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