Zechariah 3:1-9 As we approach this season, we will once again hear the story of Christ and of Christmas. We will exchange the traditional greetings…
Last week, the Founders Movement, a conservative element in the Southern Baptist Convention, released a long-awaited documentary “By What Standard? God’s World . . .…
November/December 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 6 THE FUNDAMENTALS: Who Is God? Theology Proper Charles Spurgeon said, The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the…
Do you have a wishlist? Recently I began the arduous task of sifting through various wishlists to pick out just the right present for each…
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke…
Things looked bad for Israel, and even worse for Assyria. Yes, the Assyrians would invade (Isaiah 10:5-6; 36:1-2), but after they destroyed Israel, the army…
It is cool (hip, in, not sure the correct term) to be a minimalist. Please do not expect me to do a review of the…
Over the years, I have received more inquiries regarding assurance than any other matter. It’s a joy to offer help by pointing people to the…
Nathan Finn, in an editorial piece published Nov 20, 2019, by Baptist Press, argues that the 2009 Manhattan Declaration is “even more important in 2019”…
Occasionally I get the privilege of preaching at my church. I have been preaching through a series on James, so recently I opened my Bible…
The annual, year-end holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve provides a wonderful opportunity for Christians to shine as lights in a dark and…
Saul was if not the first, one of the first celebrity converts. He had achieved success and notoriety outside of Christianity. He was known both…
In an earlier post, we offered Meditations on Creation from our friend John Mincy. His meditations continue through Creation and Fall in a diary format.…
In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 19 Continual…
Our church’s recent Christian Heritage Tour of Washington D.C. accomplished what I had hoped. Neither a vacation nor strictly a historical tour, the trip proved…
As ministers of the Gospel, it’s natural that we would want to preserve and revitalize the institutions that have accomplished God’s work in the past.…
So you are absolutely fed up. The church, institution, or Christian servant you have loved and trusted is just not what he, she, or it…
Almost a month ago, I posted a piece on defining evangelicalism. (What Is Evangelicalism?) That article summed up the thesis of Roger Olson in his…
My first regular preaching ministry was in a little southern Minnesota country chapel. The ministry was about seventy years old when as a junior in…
How many times have you heard someone say this about the word all? “All means ‘all’ and that’s all that all means?” While this is…
