Popular culture and biblical truth: I should begin by stating that I do not have the television on all the time – although some of…
More thoughts on God’s knowledge and foreknowledge: Having done some recent articles on issues concerning divine knowledge, another set of passages is raised by those…
Does God know future events? The questions in my title and sub-title might seem to most Christians to be rather silly questions. ‘Well of course…
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…
Beware of these destructive charlatans: Yes, an unusual title, so bear with me – but it is quite biblical. Let me explain. In Ezekiel 13:1-7…
Can God ever forget us? Yesterday I penned a piece on forgetfulness. I looked at two types of this, from a spiritual perspective. When we…
On getting along with other people: In a fallen world where sin and self reign supreme, the fact that we can get along with others…
There is a need for some righteous indignation: A defining feature of the modern West is a total lack of concern for what is happening,…
Can we really remain neutral in these crucial areas? Can and should the Christian be neutral? Well, it depends on what we are talking about.…
This is where some churches have now stooped to: For some decades now I had a standard line about the decaying church surrendering to the…
Some thoughts on some puzzling texts: I suppose I could add this to my series on “Difficult Bible Passages,” although I will actually be looking…
Yes, your life means so much: Have you ever asked yourself the question, “What would life have been like if I was never born?” I…
Reflections on Christmas with a little help from popular culture: This time of year is sometimes referred to as the ‘silly season,’ so perhaps I…
The need for informed and discerning love: We all know about how the world thinks of love: it is often lust, or sappy sentimentalism, or…
Often the best thing we can do is share unpleasant truth: Too many believers have this mistaken notion that above all, we should never make…
Lotta tears and death of late: When you are young you likely do not think very much about death and dying. But when you get…
God is still at work: It is easy to despair at the state of the world. So often it seems like God has simply abandoned…
There is good news in this truth: Every single person on the planet needs to learn two absolutely vital lessons: (1) There is a God;…
Thinking biblically about war and the use of force: Some might erroneously think that my title is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. But only…