There are so many memorable passages in Scripture, but they can be misused and abused if not handled correctly. Jeremiah 29:11 is one such passage.…
Jesus said quite explicitly on various occasions that the servant is not above the master (Matthew 10:24-25; Luke 6:40; John 13:16; John 15:20). The disciple…
Non-Christians are trashing Christ and the gospel all the time – that is fully to be expected. What should not be expected – and what…
There are plenty of things in life that may be worth visiting, but you really would not want to stay there for too long. When…
Is this in fact a difficult passage? Well, not so much – the difficulty arises when it is rather misused and abused by various believers…
It is not my desire to always point out the dangerous teachings of mega-preachers. Indeed, I take no pleasure in it. But when they keep…
All over the world Christians are being persecuted for their faith. They are being imprisoned. They are being tortured. They are being killed. They are…
Sadly much of Western Christendom has fallen into two related traps: most Christians are just as consumeristic and materialistic as any non-Christian; and much of…
One of the most shocking passages in all of the Old Testament is Jeremiah 5:31: “The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own…
One set of passages often appealed to by those pushing the prosperity gospel are the Old Testament texts which speak of the promises of material…
It can be said quite assuredly that America, along with so much of the West, is the home of the most materialistic, consumeristic, self-centred, money-hungry…
I have penned many pieces on megachurch pastor Joel Osteen. But people say, “Oh, leave them alone” or “Don’t be so judgmental” or “We should…
I have written before about aspects of the Positive Confession movement, in which a sort of mind-over-matter approach is taken. Also known as the Word…
Let me say at the outset, in order to avoid any misunderstandings, that I am a firm believer in wealth creation and the free market.…
The Bible says so very much about the deceptive nature of riches. As we have seen, the Old Testament speaks to this constantly. The New…
The biggest promoter of New Age moonbattery in the world today is of course Oprah Winfrey. Many years ago she abandoned any claim to being…
There is no way of hiding the fact that there is plenty of suffering in the world. And yet, we know that there is also…
One thing you can always bank on is this: if we preach a wishy-washy gospel, we will end up with wishy-washy Christians. If we proclaim…
OK, it is the New Year, so no sense in beating around the bush. I have resolved to keep promoting truth in 2014, regardless of…
Peter informed us 2000 years ago that “judgment must begin at the house of God” (1 Peter 4:17). His admonition holds just as true today…