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…
Taking God seriously while not taking ourselves too seriously: My title might seem to be an odd topic, but a recent post of mine on…
Yes the Christian can have great joy amidst suffering: The Christian faith is a paradoxical faith. We all know many of these paradoxes: we get…
The Jesus Revolution, my story, and the new film: Like so many others, I was part of two major counter-cultures in my youth. From around…
Christian, you are not your own and you need to start living that way: We live in an age of easy believism and cheap grace.…
How two great Christian thinkers developed their love of books: In 1 Timothy 4:13 we find Paul saying this: “give attention to reading”. And in…
We all need hope, and that is what the Easter message gives us: In around 55AD the Apostle Paul wrote the following: “Now if Christ…
We must not read Scripture cafeteria style: God did not give us just some books of the Bible, or parts of some books. He gave…
The second world war and Christian conscience: War has always been with us, and the Christian needs to think long and hard about what the…
And now we have “churchmen” suggesting Jesus coulda been trans: We have had it all before of course: Jesus the Marxist; Jesus the Muslim; Jesus…
Just what sort of Christian witness do we have? I am likely the last person on earth who should be writing about the sorts of…
This is another great man of God we should know about: The famous British preacher, evangelist, author and teacher had a huge impact on both…
There is no getting around it – Christians are fools for Christ: The Kingdom of God is an upside-down kingdom. Those things that God values,…
How should we then live in these changing times? My theme is simple. As I have said so often over the years, the once Christian…
“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench.” Yesterday I wrote a piece on “The Hard Sayings of…
Wow, did Jesus really say that? How often do we hear Christians say the following sorts of things? ‘Let’s make things as easy as we…
This new document on the limits of the state is very important indeed: Around the globe people are beginning to wake up to the rise…
We need some real clear thinking here: My title contains a somewhat strange combination of terms, but many will know where I am headed with…
This should be of real help as you seek to grow in Christ: The truth is, we never stop growing as Christians. We never stop…
So how does one become a Christian then? I am a Christian and I have penned nearly 6000 articles. Yet I am not sure if…