Eerdmans, 2024. What actually makes a person a Christian? When you have a lot of jokes about something, that is probably because they contain a…
Too many are too quick to judge and condemn: Evangelical and Bible-believing Christians know full well that Jesus saved his harshest words of condemnation for…
On actually reading and listening to your opponents: It is quite easy to be an armchair critic. It is quite easy to attack something that…
We need to learn from the Samson saga: You all know the story of Samson. He was the reluctant deliverer that God used, despite his…
Some great truths that we need to keep in mind: Back in 1959 the late great J. I. Packer gave a series of talks at…
Does it seem that God has abandoned you? One cannot accuse Scripture of whitewashing things, or just painting a rosy picture about life. It presents…
Miracles will not always lead to faith: I just recently wrote a piece on signs and wonders. In it I asked whether the miraculous normally…
What others are saying about preaching: Some of you might think, ‘I am not a preacher, so this article is not for me.’ There are…
Purchasing forgiveness of sins? I was recently asked by someone if there are Old Testament passages that speak about paying money for the forgiveness of…
In praise of the early church creeds: If one wanted to summarise the basics of the Christian faith, and present some of the main and…
Should believers bury their dead only? While many believers may never have given this a passing thought, some others might think quite a lot about…
When Christian ministries shift from their original calling: We all know of groups, organisations, parachurch groups, and even churches that started out explicitly and unashamedly…
Final and full divine justice is on its way: Retributive justice has to do with giving to each person his or her due. Our criminal…
There is a biblical order to how we share the gospel: One mistake Christians can often make is to single out and highlight one biblical…
There is a place for great fiction: Last night on the social media I half-jokingly said in a post that I can’t believe some Christians…
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…
Actually Paul spoke repeatedly about hell Sometimes Christians can say the dumbest things – and the most unscriptural things. Stupid and useless memes found on…
Prayer and theology belong together: Anyone who has ever read or heard the great Welsh preacher and teacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones knows that he was a…
Theology matters, but vain and unedifying arguing needs to be avoided: As aways in the Christian life there are various unbiblical extremes to avoid. We…