God is still there, even in times of political turmoil and despair: It is times like this when many Christians might be really struggling. A…
Some biblical reflections on political theology: Three. I wish to spend much more of my time on VanDrunen. I do find much of what he…
How the mighty have fallen! One day you are sitting on top of the world, and the next day you are sitting on the dung…
The darker the times, the more we need hope – but hope in a faithful God: The author of the book of Hebrews tells us…
What is God trying to say to us amid COVID-19? This is my 44th piece on the coronavirus. The world certainly has changed from just…
Do you care about the things that God cares about? I am not asking a rhetorical question here, but a very real one. Do you…
Those who are reading through the Bible in a year will soon find themselves in the books of Kings. These are a continuation of the…
Oftentimes a diverse and unrelated bunch of events will nicely come together, and inspire a hopefully coherent and unified article. This is one of them.…
I don’t know about you, but one of the prayers I pray perhaps more than any other nowadays is this: “Come Quickly Lord Jesus”. Sometimes…
The small book of Nehemiah (just 13 chapters) contains some terrific lessons on doing the work of God. Spiritual nuggets abound, so here I simply…
We are told in Scripture that “the word of God is living and powerful” (Hebrews 4:12), or “living and active” as other versions put it.…
I regularly challenge fellow believers not to ignore the Old Testament. After all, it is part of the Christian Bible, and it in fact comprises…
Why are our universities imploding and exploding? Right now hundreds of college campuses in America, Australia and elsewhere in the West are being “occupied” by…
Beware of these destructive charlatans: Yes, an unusual title, so bear with me – but it is quite biblical. Let me explain. In Ezekiel 13:1-7…
Important reading on a crucial topic: As I speak of what to read on Israel, I am here only referring to the modern state of…
The past year may have been hard, but God is still with us for whatever the next year brings: In a few hours 2023 will…
Yes we should share our faith with everyone, including Jews: Most biblical Christians would think the question above is a no-brainer: ‘Well of course we…
There are some hard yet comforting words here: Before looking at this passage in detail, let me make this prefatory remark. Every year at this…
We are celebrating the wrong thing: While June might be a celebration of all things homosexual in some quarters, we need to reconsider. We can…
Some musings on the difference between my clock and God’s clock: We are very impatient people here in the West. We want instant everything. We…