I have said it before: one of the best ways to grow in your Christian faith, to be inspired, to be challenged, and to be…
I have been reading a whole lot of books on revival of late. Absolutely inspiring stuff. In these dark days in this ungodly world I…
Here is a truth you can count on: it does not matter which great Christian leaders you admire, there will always be a host of…
I had not planned to write a piece on the passing of the great evangelist Billy Graham. After all, what more could be said about…
One of the clearest teachings found in the New Testament is this: if you throw your lot in with Jesus Christ, commit to being his…
Sadly there are many Christians who sit in judgment on other Christians and are effectively sitting in judgment on God as well. That is, they…
Many folks would be aware of the 1977 book by Ronald Sider called Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. It was an impassioned call…
A good test of whether we are in fact a true disciple of Jesus Christ or not is found in times of opposition and persecution.…
Christians are a funny lot. They will go on and on about how they claim every promise of God. But when it comes to crunch…
One has to speak about false prophets so often because there are so many of them around. Scripture throughout warns against false prophets, and we…
Hands up, who enjoys persecution? OK, so no one does. Fair enough. I don’t either. But whether or not we like something has nothing to…
In much of life, and certainly in the Christian life, we need to be inspired, challenged and given a vision of something better, grander and…
There are millions of Christians today who read Scriptures many times over, but live just like atheists. They read the Word of God but they…
So who qualifies as the most annoying, the most irksome, the most controversial, and the most rejected preacher of all time? While many might come…
There are two very clear things that can be said about opposition: -if you are a Christian worker seeking to make a difference for the…
Since I am now in Britain doing a whirlwind tour of the place, it might be appropriate to do a whirlwind tour of its Christian…
‘The church is in a mess.’ ‘We have cowards in the pulpits.’ ‘There is rampant sin in the pews.’ ‘Believers have lost their backbone.’ I…
If your intention is to build up a big congregation, keep the masses happy, and keep the money rolling in, then there are a few…
The normal Christian life is one in which Jesus is everything. Yet sadly for far too many believers, it is more a case of everything…
OK, today’s question is this: have you managed to offend someone lately? And if not, why not? No, I am not being a smart-aleck here.…