Humans were made for a destination, a goal, and an end. We were created by God to naturally tend back to glorifying and enjoying Him. It is the man of vanity that misses this end, serving himself instead of his Creator. Furthermore, God has offered man restoration to...
Jesus Shields Us from God’s Wrath A careful reading of Luke 22:14-20 reveals that the Lord’s Supper is closely associated with an Old Testament Jewish feast called “Passover.” This fact underscores an important truth: Christianity is not at odds with the religion of...
It is a saying that God has written two books, the book of nature and the book of Scripture. These are otherwise known as general and special revelation or natural and supernatural revelation. Only through the divinely-inspired writings of special revelation (the...
Food is one of the greatest gifts from God. I love food. I love to smell it, I love when it’s put together in a way that is visually beautiful, and I love to cook it and prepare it and try new things with it. Think of all the colors and textures and tastes, and the...
Death is an occasion, and funeral homes are a place marked by much sadness and grief. And yet, according to Holy Scripture, there is something potentially beneficial about such an occasion and such a place. As the writer of Ecclesiastes writes, “It is better to go to...
In the 1998 motion picture Rush Hour, the Chinese and American police officers Lee (Jackie Chan) and Carter (Chris Tucker) engage in endless cross-cultural banter. It’s hilarious. One of the most memorable scenes is Lee’s butchering of the 1970 soul song War, in which...
Humans cannot help but intuitively feel that they were made for something. It is such a powerful intuition and instinct that all the arguments of atheists have fallen before this impregnable fortress. Christians know this truth all too well, not merely having the...
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James... The way Jude chooses to introduce himself should be of great interest to any student of Scripture. Jude explains in the first verse of his epistle that he is “a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James.”...
If a Christian spends all his time reading and listening to the mainstream media, he will undoubtedly come to the conclusion that the world is radically divided. Conflict drives ratings and increases clicks online, but human conflicts and divisions have been with us...
Upon first glance, it is obvious to every logical creature not only that God exists, but that He rules over existence. The skies and seas, animals and ants, peoples and plants all declare the glorious reign of their Maker. Take a gander out of doors; let your eyes...