This should be of help as you read through the Song of Songs: These are several poetic books, or wisdom literature books, in the Old…
This can be of help as you read and study the book of Daniel: The last of the four so-called major prophets is quite a…
What are we to make of Amy Coney Barrett, the possible Trump nominee for SCOTUS? With the passing of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today, the…
Christians should pray the imprecatory psalms: While divine justice will fully and finally be meted out in the next life, Christians can and should seek…
How are we to understand religious language and talk about God? We humans talk about God all the time. But to do so accurately and…
Sadly, many Christians seem indistinguishable from secular humanists: There is much more to being a Christian than simply claiming to be one. All sorts of…
Straight thinking on the calls to disband the police: OK, I confess: back in my wild youth you would often hear me shouting, “Off the…
How should Christians think about race and racism? With nearly 5200 articles on my site, it is rather surprising that up until now I have…
Thoughts on ‘love the sinner, hate the sin’: There are plenty of maxims, sayings, and clichés that routinely flow from the lips of believers. Some…
Some thoughts on the Messianic banquet: We all like to eat. And most of us enjoy dining in community. The Bible actually speaks quite often…
Is the wrath of God a divine attribute? How should we understand the wrath of God? That the entire Bible teaches that God’s perfect holiness…
Here are some things I will not tolerate: How often have you heard Christians claim that we should just love everybody, not disagree with anyone,…
Why is there so much powerlessness in our lives and our churches? I wrote an article a few days ago in which I briefly mentioned…
Most Western Christians are oblivious to the spiritual realities all around us: We all have varying levels of vision. Some folks are born blind, and…
We sometimes forget about the important reality of God’s common grace: As I somewhat anticipated, the article I penned yesterday on moral ability and accountability…
What are we to make of the claim, ‘You can’t expect non-believers to act like believers’? How often have you heard some Christian saying something…
Crossway, 2019. This new volume is certainly worth getting: This is the ninth and newest volume in the excellent series, Foundations of Evangelical Theology, edited…
Contrary to the claims of some, Satan most certainly exists: Given all that the Bible has to say about the devil, only a cultist or…
Crossway, 2019. Greg Beale’s new book is an important read: Careful students of Scripture know that the rhetorical device of irony is often found on…
Mentor, 2019. This new book on biblical anthropology is excellent, covering modern matters such as transgenderism: Over the years many good books on biblical anthropology…