The Christian mission has been described in quite simple terms: it is about one beggar telling another beggar where to find food. That is not…
Take just about any belief, ideology or practice which the secular world clings to or doggedly affirms, reverse it, and you are likely to have…
Scripture speaks of the final separation of the sheep and the goats, or the wheat and the tares. This is an eschatological judgment taking place…
Western Christians are not Israel, and most of us have not been physically carried away into captivity. But spiritually and metaphorically speaking that is exactly…
Christians hold two passports. We are citizens of two kingdoms: the earthly and the heavenly. We have responsibilities to both kingdoms, but one – the…
It is incredible just how many people who call themselves Christian never actually read the Bible. Or if they do, they seem to cafeteria-style pick…
This is not a rhetorical question. Are you causing any trouble? If not, why not? And I am asking this question of Christians. You see,…
So, thinking about becoming a Christian? There is no greater thing in life to contemplate, or to do. Life is largely an empty waste without…
Given the miserable state of so much of the world, it seems that most people do not really care very much. Apathy and indifference reign,…
There are so many false and distorted pictures of Jesus around, and so much muddled thinking about who he is and what he did, that…
There is no Christian life without repentance. It is that simple. Repentance is not only a key component to becoming a Christian, but it is…
OK, I’ve got a beef. Hopefully it is a biblical beef, or a God-given beef – if not, don’t even waste your time reading any…
Earlier today I wrote an article on the urgent need for critical thinking by believers. By that I basically meant that it is imperative that…
Anyone who loves Jesus knows full well that the church today is nowhere near where it should be, and is in desperate need of a…
A good case could be made that what Jesus said at the end of the Sermon on the Mount could be among the most terrifying…
I often write about cases of Christians being persecuted, the church coming under attack, and Christianity being targeted. In the West we find cases of…
One of the greatest sources of Christian theology and spirituality is the old hymns. In marked contrast to most of the worship choruses found in…
In Part One of this article I offered some general considerations as to how the Christian might approach the rather troubling imprecatory psalms. To properly…
As I near the end of reading through the Psalms – as part of my read-the-Bible-in-a-year regime – a few things are worth highlighting. One…
Biblical Christianity holds that God exists and that God has spoken. While he speaks in different ways, he pre-eminently speaks to us in and through…