Introduction Like many Americans around my age, I grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I was a fan. And sometime after Fred Rogers’ death, I…
To many Bible readers Balaam the son of Beor is an enigma. Nothing is known of him except for a brief though highly significant encounter…
I believe in Christian Camps, especially for teens. God changed the course of my life at camp and I have seen Him do it…
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly. But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to…
The Late Show is hardly a bellwether for the state of America’s philosophizing or the condition of its soul. Except when it is. Several cultural…
My tradition as a local church pastor is to emphasize Bible Reading as a Christian discipline. Each year around the New Year, I preach on…
Some years ago, I began an epic journey. I started reading through the Bible every year. During my senior year in college, reading through the…
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin. John 15:22…
Every year I select a theme for a series of messages in December, centered in some way around the Incarnation of our Lord and Saviour,…
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, Come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him, born the King of angels; Chorus:…
Who Has Believed Our Report? Who would have believed it? Can we start with the words, “No way!”? “Not a chance!” “It isn’t going to…
Last year, about this time, news came that a beloved member of my extended family passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack. My heart aches…
. . . I will fear no evil: for thou art with me (Psalm 23:4). We are often told that the senior years of life…
Emily and I have a deep-seated desire raise our 4 year-old daughter with Christ at the center of our family this Christmas. However, it can…
One of the greatest responsibilities I have as a pastor is to prepare my people for suffering. Hardships are the norm, not the exception, in…
Zechariah 3:1-9 As we approach this season, we will once again hear the story of Christ and of Christmas. We will exchange the traditional greetings…
Last week, the Founders Movement, a conservative element in the Southern Baptist Convention, released a long-awaited documentary “By What Standard? God’s World . . .…
November/December 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 6 THE FUNDAMENTALS: Who Is God? Theology Proper Charles Spurgeon said, The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the…
Do you have a wishlist? Recently I began the arduous task of sifting through various wishlists to pick out just the right present for each…
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke…
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