The importance of Christian creeds: Since one collection of essays by the late great Dorothy Sayers is titled The Whimsical Christian, let me begin with…
When (and why) is it time to go? The biblical Christian knows that when any big theological questions arise as to significant – and not…
We can learn so much from the Puritans: The late great J. I. Packer (1926-2020) was one of God’s great gifts to the body of…
We are in a battle for our very lives: Any believer who is even somewhat biblically literate and is aware of what is happening in…
Picking the lesser of two evils is sometimes what we must do: You will find Christians now and then slamming the idea that in many…
We are ALL theocrats: God rules. God reigns. God is Lord over all. He is the eternal king. If affirming these realities makes me a…
God willingly stoops to our level: There is no greater being than God, yet he is not aloof from us, nor does he despise being…
On certainty and assurance in the Christian life: It is sometimes thought that to have certainty about something, or a very strong assurance of something,…
The blessings of God and our enjoyment of him: Since I am once again reading through the book of Psalms, I keep coming across a…
On the need for biblical and theological clarity: I could fill a book or two with all the bizarre, weird, nasty, obtuse and angry comments…
When and when not to be an extremist: In this brief article I want to clarify something that can easily be misconstrued. A spiritual point…
Our God is a warrior who trains our hands for battle: Oh dear, it never ceases to amaze me how woke weirdness has contaminated the…
Care and balance are always needed here: I suppose I need to begin by explaining things for those not fully up on their Greek mythology,…
Popular films can sometimes remind us of important truths: Do you ever feel that your life has been a failure, a mess, a disaster, a…
There is no better news we can hear than this: As I was reflecting again the other night on my many shortcomings, failings, sins and…
On fulfilling our calling to others: Christians are of course meant to be evangelists and missionaries in various ways. We are to share the good…
We all hurt and have needs – yet there is real hope for us: Yesterday as I was walking the dog I was reflecting on…
Eerdmans, 2024. What actually makes a person a Christian? When you have a lot of jokes about something, that is probably because they contain a…
Too many are too quick to judge and condemn: Evangelical and Bible-believing Christians know full well that Jesus saved his harshest words of condemnation for…
God cannot bless sinful desires: Consider this news item: “On Saturday, May 4, 2024, Pastor Jen Nagel was elected as the next bishop of the…