This is a sermon with two texts. One text is from the Old Testament, the other from the New. One comes from the prophet Jeremiah,…
(or, The Way God Can Use One Man) Uncle Tom’s Cabin first appeared in 1852 in serial form and was later published as a book,…
I firmly believe that Christians generally undersell the danger of anger. For example, we constantly warn men about lust/pornography, and we warn women about letting…
Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little…
For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons,…
Introduction Teaching a Sunday school class, especially one for teens or adults, can be tough. Prefabricated curriculum can feel a bit canned. People aren’t looking…
Moses wrote in Psalm 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” All of us prepare for…
The New York Times published an editorial, Why Do People Believe in Hell, on January 10, 2020 by David Bentley Hart that makes an all-out…
What are Christians supposed to do with presidents like Donald Trump, or Barack Obama? President Trump is promising big action in the near future regarding…
I try not to make a habit of this, but I’m going to start out by telling you a lie. It’s a lie that you…
Paul’s outreach efforts in the first-century city of Ephesus yielded remarkable results, yet Luke did not record these results as a headcount of total converts.…
This has implications for Christian Schools across the country. (KSchaal) Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most significant education…
“The eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of…
It seemed appropriate given the rising popularity of N.T. Wright, to republish this article. The NPP is dangerous and takes evangelicals back toward Roman Catholic…
There is a difference between biblical (doctrinal) separation and limited fellowship over philosophical differences. Obedient believers will have to practice both, but they are…
Returning to our regular preaching after the Christmas break, we find ourselves beginning Acts 15. This is a pivotal chapter in the book of Acts,…
The following article is offered as a prospectus for hopefully more extensive research into the invasion of the two main Baptist conventions in the USA…
Christian Left denounces killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, insisting Jesus opposes killing, but also tries to mobilize Just War doctrine, which is mainly about…
Introduction Like many Americans around my age, I grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I was a fan. And sometime after Fred Rogers’ death, I…
To many Bible readers Balaam the son of Beor is an enigma. Nothing is known of him except for a brief though highly significant encounter…
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