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Spurgeon, Depression, and Suffering Christians

Jul 13, 2020

We can learn from Spurgeon and others when we struggle with depression:

While some Christians may think that no blood-bought child of God should ever deal with depression, plenty of them do nonetheless. Indeed, visit any Christian bookstore and you

The wise build, while the fool destroys:

We live in a time in the West where the work of centuries is being undone in days and weeks. Western civilisation took many hundreds of years to build, but it is being

To love the truth is to hate the lies:

I have often written about the importance of truth, and how Christians especially must love the truth. All those who claim to follow Christ will of course love God, and since

What the Bible has to say about fools is quite relevant for today:

Have you ever felt like you are surrounded by fools? Well, you likely are! We are indeed surrounded by fools – no question about it. Incredibly bad

Trump and Truth Versus Tyranny and Treason

Jul 8, 2020

President Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech is a must listen and share:

The militant left hates Trump, hates America, hates freedom, hates Christianity, hates the police, and hates just about everything decent and honourable. So here is a good rule of

Independence Day and the Christian Connection

Jul 4, 2020

The Fourth of July has decidedly Christian roots:

Let me begin by saying two things. First, Happy Fourth of July (OK, maybe I am a day early given that I live down under). Second, this article is really due to

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

Are We Christians Or Secular Humanists?

Jun 28, 2020

More evidence that too many Christians think and act like pagans:

Christians are in the world to have an impact and an influence on non-Christians. At least that is how it is supposed to work. But more often than not,

We can learn much from the history of ancient Israel:

History is there to learn from. But what we are seeing with the destruction of statues and monuments by the radical secular left is a war on history. All tyrants

Reflections On Heaven (And Spurgeon)

Jun 26, 2020

We likely think too little about heaven, and not too much:

So, I was thinking last night… Of course that is as useful as saying ‘I was breathing last night’! I am ALWAYS thinking – especially when I am trying

They Are Out To Get Us – And We Are Letting Them Do It

Jun 24, 2020

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

Make no mistake: the secular left hates Christianity and it hates Christians. Their hatred of the West is fuelled by their hatred of what is the basis of

The Cancel Culture: Crucify Him Again

Jun 23, 2020

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

The radical secular left’s assault on the West is now in full swing, and it is clear that this is an all-out war. It is a

Jonathan Edwards, Emotion, Ecstasy, and Experience

Jun 22, 2020

Edwards and the Puritans can teach us much about the place of emotion in the Christian life:

My title is a mouthful to be sure – and fully alliterated at that. But there are a few reasons for this piece.

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

Jonathan Edwards On True and False Revival

Jun 19, 2020

What Jonathan Edwards wrote about real and fake revival is must reading for today:

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was arguably the greatest Christian thinker America has ever produced. He was likely its most important theologian and philosopher. He was also a

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

This is another remarkable attribute of our God:

There is nothing greater to think about, study, or meditate upon, than God and his attributes. If I was allowed only to read, think and write about this one thing alone, I

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

We can learn from Spurgeon and others when we struggle with depression:

The wise build, while the fool destroys:

To love the truth is to hate the lies:

What the Bible has to say about fools is quite relevant for today:

President Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech is a must listen and share:

The Fourth of July has decidedly Christian roots:

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:

Slavery is back in the news, and we need some clear thinking about it:

More evidence that too many Christians think and act like pagans:

We can learn much from the history of ancient Israel:

We likely think too little about heaven, and not too much:

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

Edwards and the Puritans can teach us much about the place of emotion in the Christian life:

Christians can rightly get angry about evil and injustice:

What Jonathan Edwards wrote about real and fake revival is must reading for today:

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

This is another remarkable attribute of our God:

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