One very startling verse found in the gospels is Luke 18:8: “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Good…
Theology matters. Having wrong theology can result in people heading to a lost eternity. That is why we must get what we believe right. That…
If you want the short answer: yes it is. But let me tease this out a bit more. In the current debates about homosexual marriage,…
When Jesus warned his disciples that they would be dragged before local councils, magistrates, rulers and authorities (see eg., Mark 13:9; Luke 12:11-12), he made…
I have lost track of the number of times I have been accused by other Christians of being unloving, judgmental and ungracious – usually when…
Plenty of concerned Christian leaders, – men such as Leonard Ravenhill, Ray Comfort and Paul Washer – have long noted how the gospel presentation so…
There are so many memorable passages in Scripture, but they can be misused and abused if not handled correctly. Jeremiah 29:11 is one such passage.…
OK, so here we have a tale of two churches. In one place a new church was launched: a cannabis church to be specific. The…
The Bible, a collection of 66 books written by around 40 different authors over some 1500 years is really one book. That is because in…
We have had a lot of wars, and we have had a lot of war films. Often great gospel truths can be found in times…
While the English word “gospel” comes from the older English word “god-spell” which means “good news” or “glad tidings” (which in turn comes from the…
In the contemporary West the concept of absolute and universal truth has largely been abandoned, and we are now awash in a sea of relativism…
There is nothing more important than the gospel message entrusted to us by Jesus Christ 2000 years ago. And there is nothing more imperative than…
I have said this plenty of times before and I will say it again: when you are leading a megachurch, there is massive temptation to…
There is perhaps nothing that has been entrusted to us as God’s people that is more serious, important and precious than the gospel message. Every…
I have penned many pieces on megachurch pastor Joel Osteen. But people say, “Oh, leave them alone” or “Don’t be so judgmental” or “We should…
One thing you can always bank on is this: if we preach a wishy-washy gospel, we will end up with wishy-washy Christians. If we proclaim…
It is not surprising that the greatest person who ever lived has been relentlessly assailed by those who want to bring him down to size,…