In 1985 a couple of Moroccan brothers took to the streets and shocked the world with what would become, let’s be honest, the coolest fad known to man. If you had em’, you were him; if you didn’t have em’, you wanted to be him. The success was short-lived, however, as...
Dear Ephesus, you work so hard and wicked people there you barred. Yet you have lost your earlier love, so now repent; love God above. Dear Smyrna, rich, while poor, in pain— fear not to suffer once again. Be faithful, even unto death, and I will give you life...
To speak of the value of the Old Testament Scriptures is to speak of that which exceeds all riches. They are to God’s people as the excellent wife to Solomon: “far more precious than jewels” (Proverbs 31:10). Not surprisingly, the Old Testament is attacked in our...
Teach the Children Graham Nash famously penned the lyric, “Teach your children well.”[1] In those troubled days of the 1960s, a generation after the horrors of WWII and a Great Depression that left their fathers shackled in silence, unable to speak about what they had...
Why Are We Not Perfectly Sanctified at Conversion? Why are believers in this world left to struggle with indwelling and remaining sin? Certainly, God has the power to make us perfect and sinless from the moment of our conversion. The Holy Spirit could so work within...
May 2023 marks one thousand six hundred ninety-eight years since the 1st Council of Nicaea met. When I was growing up, Nicaea was blamed for the birth of every religious conspiracy theory. “Oh, you don’t know about the letter J? They made that up at Nicaea.” “Jesus...
Have you read Lamentations lately? Ever? It’s a small book with dark content, and it is tucked away between Jeremiah and Ezekiel. So, it’s not likely regular reading for the average Christian. But it should be. There are many reasons why we should read the book of...
Tired of losing debates? Would you like a surefire way to win arguments? Consider learning from some of the best. The Pharisees had plenty of experience in theological controversy. Most notable was their interaction with the theological heresy of Christianity. Through...
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien is a compilation of short stories from the deep past of his sub-creation, Middle-Earth. My personal favorite selection from this volume—the tale of Fingon and Maedhros (MAY-thross)—is found in chapter 13, “Of the Return of the...
Providence Explained God’s providence can bring sweet comfort and consolation to Christ’s church, yet, we are often poor readers of it. When we read God’s providence poorly, we turn this sweet doctrine of comfort into a place where our pride and unbelief are exposed,...