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…
We should heed what this respected scholar has said: My title will appeal to those who know a bit about three things: theology, Gordon Fee,…
Thinking about a puzzling passage: Many questions arise when considering what Paul said in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. What exactly that thorn was is one major…
Complex issues with no easy answers: There are some understandings of the sorts of things referred to in my title that are better, and more…
We no longer believe in sin, so we no longer believe in a saviour: In the old days, most people knew they were sinful beings…
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…
Miracles will not always lead to faith: I just recently wrote a piece on signs and wonders. In it I asked whether the miraculous normally…
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…
Great biblical wisdom on offer here from Packer: The issue of suffering is a core part of Christian teaching. After all, we worship a Suffering…
When megachurches are publicly critiqued, sometimes it is well-deserved: It is a general truth that if believers are fed a diet of faulty, questionable or…
Are miracles proof that someone is a true spokesman of God? Most of the passages found in this series are either difficult and problematic to…
Some words in reply to those who disagree with me: I write about theology all the time, so it is no surprise that I get…
There are far too many unbiblical memes being pushed by believers: Here is some helpful advice: Do you want to be able to spot heresy…
It is time for Western Christians to develop a theology of suffering: I have often written on this theme, but when I did a quick…
Joining with suffering saints like Elisabeth Elliot: A decade ago I wrote a piece called “The Fellowship of the Burning Heart”. It referred to several…
This is another passage so often massacred by Christians: I really must retitle this series. Most of the passages I have looked at are not…
What are we to make of forced church closures during this time? Plenty of changes are happening with COVID-19. One of them is the forced…
The contrast between the real gospel and a false gospel could not be greater: The Apostle Paul told us what he thought about those who…
Does this verse mean Christians are exempt from Coronavirus? With everyone talking about the Coronavirus, many Christians have been appealing to this particular passage. In…
We must avoid both being hyper-critical of everything, and being accepting and undiscerning about everything. As I have said so many times over the years,…