Is there clear biblical evidence that Judas truly repented? Someone recently posted on the social media, saying that Judas, who betrayed Jesus, had repented. It…
Sometimes we wonder what God is up to: Christians have the Bible to guide us in what we are to believe and what we are…
Sometimes division in the church can be a good thing: OK, well maybe two and a half cheers. But I here want to disabuse folks…
The curious case of Judas: Here I am again, taking on some of the biggest, most complex, and most debated issues in the world of…
Was God wrong to tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? One of the more puzzling and questionable stories found in the Old Testament has to do…
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…
Does it seem that God has abandoned you? One cannot accuse Scripture of whitewashing things, or just painting a rosy picture about life. It presents…
Thoughts about miracles and belief: That the miraculous is real is a given for Christians, since we know that God exists, and that he interacts…
We need an external moral guidance system: As we know, most folks in the world, and far too many Christians, seem to think the best…
Give to one and all, no questions asked? As so often happens, a discussion, a debate, or even a knock-down, drag-out brawl on the social…
On mountain removalists: In a recent piece, also a part of this series on difficult Bible passages, I mentioned that not everything Jesus said was…
Are we really called to do this? There are several New Testament passages where Jesus says things about plucking out an eye or cutting off…
Purchasing forgiveness of sins? I was recently asked by someone if there are Old Testament passages that speak about paying money for the forgiveness of…
Not everything we read about in Scripture is meant to be copied! There are various important principles of biblical interpretation. If we keep these in…
Faith and secret sins: As I was walking the dog this morning I was thinking about other believers – as well as myself. We all…
Some thoughts on some puzzling texts: I suppose I could add this to my series on “Difficult Bible Passages,” although I will actually be looking…
There is a biblical order to how we share the gospel: One mistake Christians can often make is to single out and highlight one biblical…
There are some hard yet comforting words here: Before looking at this passage in detail, let me make this prefatory remark. Every year at this…
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…
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…