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…
For God to be for us, he must oppose sin in us: God is for us. But sometimes he must be against us before he…
Forgetting and forsaking God has serious repercussions: Western history is in large part the story of God and his people at work. Yet most Westerners…
Was Nehemiah grossly overreacting here? As is often the case in this irregular series, the text under question is not so much difficult to understand…
What we need to withstand those who would destroy our culture: The influential English historian Paul Johnson died earlier this week. His passing did not…
Spiritual blindness is why it is hard to reach so many folks: In the ESV we find the terms “blind,” “blindness” and other forms of…
Our God is a God of truth: There is no greater subject to think about, to talk about, and to study than the Living God.…
The fear of the Lord goes with love for God and the joy of the Lord: What Abraham said to Abimelech in Genesis 20:11 is…
Do you have the time to read the most important book ever? As far as I can tell, we all are in the same boat:…
Thinking about right, wrong and justice in warfare: In a fallen world, war, the use of force, bloodshed, violence and aggression will always be with…
Where does courage come from in tough times? These are trying times. Whether it is wars and rumours of wars, or global pandemics and questionable…
We will never fathom God’s amazing love for us: Would you marry someone if you knew ahead of time they would continually be unfaithful, untrue,…
Thoughts on how to respond to great evil and great carnage: I take it that the four items listed in my title would have resulted…
Some thoughts on Scripture, warfare and international relations: There have been some quite odd changes of thinking of late, and the main reason for this,…
Is Jesus at odds with Moses here? In my previous article on this topic I noted how the Old Testament expresses the concept of lex…
Does God not know certain things? The verse I am examining today is once again not necessarily difficult, but it does raise a few questions…
Scripture roundly condemns witchcraft and related practices: A recent headline caught my attention: “Scotland may pardon thousands of ‘witches’ it executed hundreds of years ago.”…
There are far too many unbiblical memes being pushed by believers: Here is some helpful advice: Do you want to be able to spot heresy…
These are among the most frightening and shocking words found in Scripture: Chatting online with some old friends in Europe the other day I mentioned…
Here are some tools to help you understand and enjoy the book of Hosea: The first of the twelve “minor prophets” is Hosea, one of…