Which NT commentaries do I recommend? Here I repeat (for the most part) the introduction that I used for the companion piece I just did…
Which OT commentaries do I recommend? If you like biblical commentaries, you should enjoy this article. But still, this is a risky piece to pen.…
The glorious truth of Romans 8:1: Some of you might relate: the older I get, the more I tend to look back on my long…
No, God does not forget us or abandon us: A phrase used in Scripture that speaks of how God knows all about us, cares for…
Christians should love, and live in, all 66 books of the Bible: Every Christian should love God of course. And given that the primary means…
These biblical women are not for the faint-hearted: The Bible is not averse to praising heroes of the faith that many believers today would find…
Common sense and biblical clarity on this problematic movement: The Health and Wealth Gospel has been around for well over half a century now. Beginning…
More on the Candace Cult: (I penned this piece a few months ago, but I thought I should stop giving the nutty deceiver Candace Owens…
Doug Wilson on our Christian mission: I realise that I am starting this piece on shaky ground, since certain theological debates can easily degenerate into…
We must not settle for a small God and a small salvation: On, what? OK, a rather odd mouthful of a title. But reading further…
A few choice quotes about God and love: To pen a short piece about one of the most vital topics in the world may well…
We are to be fully prepared for Christ’s return: As you might know, the Bible seems to be somewhat ambiguous when it comes to the…
Reflections on heaven from the great C. S. Lewis: The famous Christian apologist C. S. Lewis said and wrote quite a lot about a great…
Christians are to be reliable spokespersons for him: While the office of prophet in the Old Testament was a specific one, and not all were…
What art can teach us about God and life: I make no claims to being an artist nor an expert in art. Yet like so…
Reflections on this oft-neglected biblical book: The very first words found in Gordon Wenham’s 1979 NICOT commentary on Leviticus are these: “Leviticus used to be…
Readings and quotes on Isaiah 53: The first thing to be mentioned here is that when we speak of Isaiah 53, we are using shorthand.…
Sin must be considered, discussed and dealt with: Back in 1973 the American psychiatrist Karl Menninger penned a book with the title, Whatever Became of…
We need to embrace these hard words of Jesus: What the diligent student of Scripture knows full well is something the casual inquirer has no…
On responding rightly to God’s judgments: The judgments of God serve many purposes. They are not just something that take place at the end of…