The biblical and theological issues of predestination and election are a stumbling block to some folks. I have had various Christians, including not a few…
Around the time of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was asked if God was on his side. His response is a classic: “Sir, my…
A topic that has been the stuff of thousands of years of discussion is not going to get very far in a short article from…
In Leviticus 10:1-3 we find the story of the death of Nadab and Abihu, which is puzzling and troubling to many contemporary believers. God struck…
In an age of rampant biblical illiteracy (especially among Christians) the restatement of basic biblical truths becomes imperative. And if you happen to be in…
Anyone reading these words right now is doing so because of the amazing mercy and grace of God. Because of the first coming of Christ,…
I was rather excited when doing my daily reading – now in the end of Luke’s gospel – this morning at 4am. No I am…
David Chilton titled his 2006 commentary on the book of Revelation The Days of Vengeance. That is a pretty accurate description of so much of…
As I am reading again through the book of Acts, one thing that has struck me is just how much of a continuation we find…
It is amazing just how many Christians have an absolutely pathetic and unbiblical view of who Jesus is. Far too many believers still think of…
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…
Next week will be the 70th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, at 6.30 am, the Allied invasion of Normandy began. Having just been…
One of the most tragic realities of contemporary Western Christianity is the fact that so many Christians simply do not read their Bibles. Certainly many…
During the height of the Cold War, I, like so many others, prayed for all those suffering so cruelly under atheistic communism. I cried out…
There are a number of memorable prayers of repentance in the Bible. Psalm 51 is obviously one of the most famous. But there are other…
Admittedly, contentment is rather difficult to achieve in an age of rising expectations. Not only does everyone want to keep up with the Joneses, but…
As I near the end of reading through the Psalms – as part of my read-the-Bible-in-a-year regime – a few things are worth highlighting. One…
All around Libya and much of the rest of the world there are celebrations under way with the news that Gaddafi has finally been captured…
This is the first time in over 1800 articles that I have done something like this. My first 1808 articles were written entirely by myself,…
The book of Jeremiah has plenty to teach contemporary Christians. It is loaded with important spiritual themes which we all can draw from. Here are…