Coming Untrue

I had a conversation with one of my brothers in Christ recently that left me a bit shaken and concerned, I must confess. It was outside ...

“ Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Solomon gave this instruction to a young son; that’s who i...

I know a woman who is utterly miserable, or so she will tell you if you have time to listen. She lives on welfare with a man she claims to...

“How should Christians regard Jews?” This is a fairly important question to consider. Historically, there has been little agreement with...

“If anyone has no love for the Lord , let him be accursed.” That’s a very strong statement. Catholics would say, “Let him be anathema ”,...

Analyzing the structure of any book of the Bible requires basic pattern recognition, a skill quickly developed by most students of the Wor...

“What church do you guys go to?” The question came out of left field. She had been poking around at her desk, seemingly preoccupied with...

“And you are [Sarah’s] children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.” The world is a scary place. It was scary...

Our old friend Dave B. writes: “I’d be curious to hear your opinion on the ‘expert’ claims that those vaccinated develop less serious si...

“Why do so many white supremacists claim to be Christians?” Interesting question. I’m not actually aware that this is common. I’ve encou...

“Love … believes all things.” “Love your enemies .” “ Do not believe them , though they speak friendly words to you.” The three ver...

The territory occupied by the nation of Israel today is not the territory occupied by the Israel of the divided kingdom period. It is not ...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. God, cash & prizes: a winning combo! Or not. ...

Everybody likes gifts, they say. Still, some are better than others. A funny story: My in-laws were on their way to a wedding. Along th...

Last Tuesday, John Piper used his mega-platform among Reformed Christians to come out in favor of COVID vaccination and to implore his fel...

There are still a few wonderful things in this increasingly weird world. A good number of them are covered in fur, and occasionally wool. ...

“If God knows I’m hurting, why doesn’t he help me?” The answer to the first part of this question is perfectly straightforward: God know...

There’s tremendous potential in you as a believer. God has great purposes for you as a believer. We know these great purposes. He wants ...

Spiritual fulfillment is not literal fulfillment. That doesn’t make it less important, of course. We might reasonably make the case that...

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