Lessons from the life of King Manasseh: The stories of the Kings of Israel make for fascinating and instructive reading. We learn about good kings…
We need to be careful in dealing with the sins of others: When a public church figure sins, it is always a tragic situation. Then…
Some useful Bible study tools: Some 15 years ago I wrote a piece on the perspicuity of Scripture. Some of you might ask: ‘The pers…
What to make of Matthew 7:12: I was recently asked about the so-called Golden Rule. The person was quite right to ask a question regarding…
What are we to make of Balaam? Most believers know at least something about the story of Balaam as found in Numbers 22-24. It seems…
On God’s protection: This may not be a difficult passage as such, but it does raise a few questions – at least it has for…
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…