We live in a day of great unfaithfulness. People are unfaithful in almost every area of their lives. Every commitment is negotiable. It seems everything has its price. Recently, I had to sign a gigantic stack of papers to refinance our home. Why? Because many others were unfaithful in paying for their homes. Now, the…
I recently read an article by Roger Olson, American Evangelical Christianity: A Failed Movement? Olson says that he “grew up in the ‘thick’ of American evangelical Christianity.” Olson has written much about evangelical Christianity, and recently wrote this post on patheos.com. Needless to say, that is an intriguing title, and the article is a helpful…
As Bernard Ramm put it: “In its broadest sense “revelation is the sum total of the ways in which God makes himself known.”1 We could never know God — we could never discover God — if God did not reveal Himself to us. It would be kind of like Jack Slater from Last Action Hero…
By now you have heard, no doubt, that Dr. Seuss Enterprises withdrew six Dr. Seuss titles from publication because “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” The announcement came on March 2, which happens to be Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day. Ironically, Read Across America Day occurs on…
How did the world go crazy? How is it that no one can tell anyone that they are wrong about anything? How did a biblical view of the world become the object of hate and scorn? You might want to ask John Lennon. His 1971 atheistic anthem (now attributed to both Lennon and Yoko Ono)…
“Of the 7 deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving…
Maybe it’s just me, but have you ever noticed that Christians who heavily emphasize holiness often lack openness and honesty? Have you ever noticed that Christians who heavily emphasize openness and honesty often lack holiness? One church seems to be filled with people who seem to have it all together, but who never bear the…
Our understanding of the first two chapters of 1 Corinthians rests upon a contrast between human wisdom and God’s wisdom. Christ became for us wisdom from God (1.30). He is the power of God and the wisdom of God (1.24). We preach Christ crucified because we rest in Christ crucified. We cannot use persuasive words…
Like never before, an assault against Biblical Christianity, the church, the family, and our children in America exists today. Those who defy God’s Word regarding our sexual identity are in power and preying on the curiosity of precious children and luring them to experiment in ways that would destroy their lives. Dr. Ben Carson, brilliant…
Max Lucado found himself at the center of a controversy in the last two weeks. On February 7, he was invited to preach at the National Cathedral (Episcopalian) in Washington, DC on the topic of the Holy Spirit. As a result, over 1600 people protested the invitation based upon a sermon and article he preached…