Coming Untrue

A teacher once told me about a student who couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time. He didn’t mean it literally, of course; it was a...

Revelation is a glorious thing. The phrase “ through a glass darkly ” is often used to describe our current condition: we do not kno...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Is there such a thing as too much discussion? ...

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Serious efforts to exterminate Jews have happened more than once, and the word of God assures us they will happen again. The book of Est...

It is difficult to miss the adjective “sound” in the first couple chapters of Titus. In fact, it occurs more times in Titus than anywher...

“Is it possible to go a whole day without sinning?” No. Shortest Anonymous Asks ever. Okay, I suppose I  could elaborate a...

Billy Graham noted that the character of our loved ones, friends, and acquaintances may change. Jesus does not. TL Osborn says that...

Last week we encountered the term “vanity” for the umpteenth time in the book of Ecclesiastes, and considered another entry in the Preac...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. I heard that most young people drop out of chur...

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Ian Gillan of the seventies metal band Deep Purple reportedly once asked the sound engineer mixing the band’s live album, “Could we have...

“Behold, we are slaves this day ... behold, we are slaves .” “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone.” ...

“Is it wrong to wish for something?” There was a time when the Lord Jesus wished for something with all his heart. Luke says he pray...

How does the word of God go missing among God’s people? How does the plain teaching of scripture get overlooked for months, years and ev...

As mentioned in earlier studies in Ecclesiastes, the Preacher uses the term “vanity” repeatedly. This is usually read as an expression o...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Megachurch pastor Andy Stanley inadvertently op...

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” — Hebrews 11:1 “I consider rationality (in ...

When you make a life-long habit out of reading other people’s mail, strange things tend to become commonplace. I should probably unp...

“... with patience, bearing with one another in love.” Easily said, isn’t it? “Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.”...