How the Christian should view power: It is often said that the Christian needs to be on guard against the temptations of the three Gs:…
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…
No Christian life is insignificant in the divine drama: It may be hard for many Christians to believe that what seems to be a pretty…
It is a strange world out there: Some folks just love to argue. It happens all the time, and it can result in a lot…
We all need regular spiritual check-ups: Most folks do regular health check-ups. They go through various tests to make sure that they are in good…
At the mere word of God the earth will tremble and shake: One need not be up on the 1957 version of the song by…
Was Nehemiah grossly overreacting here? As is often the case in this irregular series, the text under question is not so much difficult to understand…
We must not be surprised at the opposition we will all get as we seek to do God’s work: In Ezra 4: we read that…
It is the grace of God not to tell us everything: It is a blessing of God that he does not show us all that…
So very often our politicians let us down: It has been known for millennia that two of the most corrupting, debilitating and destructive forces on…
One can never get enough of Leonard Ravenhill: There is always so much we can glean from the words of Ravenhill – though he is…
Do churches need to repent of worshipping youth while ignoring the elderly? There is nothing wrong with young people in our churches, and even young…
These quotes will encourage and convict – we need to hear them: The great preacher, teacher and revivalist Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) had a huge influence…
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…
Being ‘true to yourself’ is often the worst thing you can do: Often music can capture the way a culture thinks and feels. It can…
This text certainly presents a number of very real challenges: There are two main problems or difficulties that one finds in this text. One is…
There is a place for healthy scepticism: Some of you might be wondering if I am starting to lose it. ‘Praising disbelief? I thought you…
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…
This is a passage we all can take heart from: Okay, I already have a ‘Theology’ sub-section called ‘Difficult Bible Passages’ with 153 articles in…
We harm ourselves spiritually by avoiding good Christian literature: Lots of people can and do say lots of really foolish and unhelpful things. Sadly that…