Most businesses have an annual stocktake. An inventory is required to see just what physical stock is there, what condition it is in, and so…
Sometimes Christians who seek to pass themselves off as the most spiritual and the most godly are often the most carnal and the most arrogant.…
It is a sad reality that many churches today do not even talk about sin. But hopefully the more evangelical and Bible-based ones still do.…
Most Christians have someone in their lives who has inspired them, encouraged them, helped to disciple them, and who they greatly look up to. Often…
Becoming a Christian and growing as a Christian has absolutely nothing to do with picking yourself up by your own bootstraps, attempting self-reformation, trying harder,…
The New Testament is full of exhortations and commands to grow in our Christian faith, to become all we can be in Christ, and to…
OK, we all can be a bit of a know-it-all at times, and we all can now and then become arrogant and averse to other…
One can find spiritual parallels with most things in life, so let me try one here, utilising pop music. There are many musical artists who…
I am not a prophet, and I am not inspired. Only the Word of God can be depended on to provide absolute truth. But after…
Sometimes people I quite like can say the most foolish things. That is a really painful experience to have to go through. And that often…
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…
One of the disturbing things that I have found to characterise so much of the life of contemporary Christians is the tendency to rely on…
I am becoming increasingly convinced that one real indication of genuine salvation – of a person really being a true follower of Jesus Christ –…
I have already penned two pieces on the SCOTUS decision to redefine and destroy marriage. I have looked at the very real implication for marriage,…
The use of surprise is always quite handy in any war. If the enemy can catch you off guard, they have a real advantage. This…
Much ink has been spilled on the recent World Vision debacle: the capitulation to the homosexual agenda, and then the abrupt about-face. As to the…
Want to be a first-rate Olympic athlete? You gotta work at it and practice incessantly. Want to be the best pianist around? You have to…
By now most of you would have heard about the shocking story of three women held captive for thirty years – not in Pakistan or…
Two recent articles coming out of the US present contrasting visions of the Christian life in general, and the culture wars in particular. One laments…
One major mistake of some believers in general, and the prosperity gospel in particular, is to equate a person’s economic and material standing with his…