Redemptive History Last week, we examined the reliability of the biblical text and concluded that there were three good reasons to believe the New Testament canon was a...

Anxiety has quietly become one of the most widely shared experiences of modern life. It doesn’t always arrive with a clear cause or a dramatic moment. More often, it shows...

Ever since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, it’s been there.  What is it? “A clear-and-present danger.” Yes, God told them what would happen if...

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." — Benjamin Franklin1 Corinthians 1:27 Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame...

There is a particular kind of fear people carry when health and responsibility meet at the same time.It does not always show on the surface.Most people continue to...

It’s the question the disciples asked and one we should also ask: “Who, then, can be saved?” Yes, that was the natural response of Jesus’ disciples after He said “It’s...

"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11I’ve been thinking a lot about words recently.   The words we say and how we say them.   I...

There are moments when a message is not just spoken it is demonstrated. Those in attendance at the Wild Horse Ministries event experienced exactly...

There are seasons when people do what they need to do to get through.They adjust.They stretch.They figure things out as they go.And for a while, that works.But what often...

Yes, that’s the question that many are asking after President Trump posted a picture of himself on Sunday night, Apr. 12, dressed like Jesus: in a white robe and red...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5One afternoon I was visiting with a friend who was half a century older than...

Pinnacle On orthodox Christian doctrine, the resurrection of Jesus is the pinnacle of God’s revealing of Himself to mankind through the biblical narrative. Quite simply,...

Of Apostles and MartyrsThroughout this series of articles, there has been an underlying and heretofore unexplored question: Did the apostles make the whole thing up? Was...

There are many things people are expected to understand as adults that were never clearly taught.Not because they were unwilling to learn, but because no one ever slowed...

Our purpose determines our priorities, pursuit and prize. Yes, once we know why we’re here, it affects everything we think, say and do: because the joy’s not the final...