“Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, ‘Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.’ But Samuel…
Here we are, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, with no clear consensus (it seems) regarding the truth about the event. On one hand,…
“If you can do anything else, don’t go into pastoral ministry.” I really wish we had not given that advice to young men considering a…
Every day there are new headlines spotlighting the Coronavirus pandemic across the world. Our news feeds are flooded with stories, statistics, and opinions about what…
Practical Help from 2 Corinthians 4:7–18 As a child, I well remember the sound of a whistle blowing to indicate that dinner was almost ready.…
In his blisteringly skeptical book, The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins gives his view of the God of the Old Testament: “The God of the Old…
I struggle sometimes to get a lot from the Puritans. They wrote centuries ago when the English language was very different than from how we…
We can’t do this. We cannot defend ourselves let alone our God against the wickedness around us. Evil has risen up everywhere. Injustice rises in…
Jesus told His followers, But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me…
Recently I attended a concert of the Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra. A violin concerto called “The Butterfly Lovers” was a part of the program. My youngest…
2 Samuel 15:31 Two hundred men of Issachar were among those who followed David when he fled from murderous King Saul. About these men, 1…
Planted in Weakness Christianity has enjoyed a position of strength in Western society for a long time. The church once commanded kings, encompassed nations, and…
The Sonoran desert is home to millions of Gambel’s quail. I grew up around these beautiful and fascinating little birds. They live in coveys and…
Today I visited my mom, who happens to be 96 this year. Over the last few months, her world is shrinking. She used to get…
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 John and the Tardy Taxi Driver: I once heard the true story of a man from the United States who flew to…
Loving Our Neighbors in a Fallen World I recently ran across The Third Option (Simon and Schuster, 2018) by San Diego pastor Miles McPherson. The…
Psalm 2:10-12 The nations are raging. Protests have broken out across the world, raging against racial injustice. Protests have broken out across the U.S., leading…
Guidelines for Worship in California on July 6 told worshipers of all kinds that that singing and chanting should not be allowed inside the church. Places…
[The following is a statement from John MacArthur and his church leadership on worship restrictions. His statement reflects what we have said here (Choosing Our…
How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow Him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered not…
