This series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a “theology of woman” by looking chronologically at all of the major portions of Scripture regarding women and womanhood. What does the Bible say are the roles, duties, challenges, and opportunities that…
Two men were part of a band of brothers. Both had been trained as members of an elite group, specifically chosen from hundreds or perhaps thousands of candidates. They had bonded into an exclusive team. Both received special training in preparation for a greater undertaking, trained by the best and prepared for an important task.…
This afternoon I enjoyed a “first” in my relationship with the United States of America. As most of our readers know, I am a Canadian by birth, and except for when I went to the USA to get an education (and a wife), I’ve spent my entire life living in Canada. Through all this time…
Paul wrote to the believers in Philippi “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others” (Philippians 2:4). He was instructing his audience to be mindful of the state of those around them, whether spiritual or material. Paul was not advocating that they should be nosy or…
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. I just preached this message on Sunday, and in studying the passage, I saw something there that I had not noticed in my 35-plus years of ministry. I have quoted…
We are discussing the January/February edition of FrontLine which had the theme: “AI: Developing a Christian Perspective.” In today’s episode, we explore Erik Hanson’s thought-provoking article “Who’s Afraid of AI?” which examines the growing concerns surrounding artificial intelligence from a Christian perspective. Erik covers some of the history of AI and addresses the concerns many…
What kinds of things should I not do because it would cause my fellow Christian to violate his conscience and sin if he did them, too? Paul gives many commands to the “strong” in Romans 14:1–15:13 (cf. Rom 15:1), telling the strong in various ways not to cause the “weak” to stumble (Rom 14:13, 15,…
The initial articles in this series are important parts of the discussion, yet also slightly abstract, answering the philosophical whys and whats of missionary support raising: Part 1: Deputation and the Bible Part 2: Inviting and Partnering with Missionaries Part 3: The Challenges and Benefits of Deputation Thankfully, the remaining articles are all rubber-meets-the-road practical, answering the whens…
According to a recent study by the Barna Research Team, most U.S. Christians think that they are losing influence in America and sense tension between their beliefs and the mainstream culture. Two-thirds of those surveyed indicated conflict between their worldviews and mainstream America’s. This study reveals the need to obtain a biblical view of culture…
Perhaps you have heard of the six degrees of separation social theory. This is the idea that each individual in the world is six or fewer social connections away from everyone else. Sometimes it is surprising to learn that somebody with whom you are acquainted is only a couple of degrees removed from someone who…