How would you respond if one day you turned on the news and the coverage was about your church? The story was not about any…
The apostle Paul, seeking to help his son in the faith, wrote to Timothy, “The servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle…
Many Americans are familiar with the First Amendment to our Constitution, the first portion of which guarantees religious liberty: “Congress shall make no law respecting…
Can the Puritan and the Separatist Be Friends? As I write this, the old song from the musical Oklahoma! goes through my mind. Oh, the…
The new year is here, with a golden opportunity to read more and better in the months ahead. Maybe you were given money for books…
Sitting in my study chair reading Isaiah 47, the following arrested my attention. For you have trusted in your wickedness; You have said, ‘No one…
People sometimes wonder how we can relate to characters and stories in the Bible since we’re separated from them by time and culture. However, although…
At some point in life, many people pause to evaluate their physical health and fitness. This personal checkpoint occurs sooner for some and later for…
What is an evangelical? In his work, No Place for Truth published in 1993 (Eerdman’s) David Wells mourned the frustrating decomposition of the term. The…
Luke 2:1 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should…
The First Christmas Celebration Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift. II Corinthians 9:15 Scrooge sternly said to His nephew: You keep Christmas your…
Whatever else we would say about Luke’s story of the angels and the shepherds, it’s very memorable. But less clear is the point. Why did…
Matthew famously begins his Gospel with a stylized genealogy. Placing a genealogy upfront like that bespoke a narrative rooted in the Jewish heritage. Starting your…
For many believers right now, it feels like we are just trying to survive. In the face of multiple crises—health, economic, social, and spiritual, just…
As I entered the hair shop where my wife and I have gone for almost 20 years, two ladies were engaged in a gleeful “1,000…
One day, out of nowhere, well-dressed men wearing expensive suits and dark sunglasses get out of Mercedes limos in a massive motorcade. They walk up…
As one comes to Luke’s second chapter, we hear of the census, but only because it furnishes the reason for Joseph and his family to…
Today my mother is 98 years old. I wrote about her a couple of years ago in “Teach Us to Number Our Days.” In that…
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat…
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