Coming Untrue

Do you ever feel sorry for yourself or downhearted without being sure of the cause? Apparently David did. He asked himself twice in Psal...

The photo to the right reproduces my favorite classical attempt to represent Jacob’s struggle with the angel by French painter Pierre Pate...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Matthew Block at the National Post says  it’s a b...

I went to an old-time hymn sing last week. It’s not that I  prefer the old hymns. I’m just as much a fan of new choruses as the next gu...

One of those infamous recent “studies” found that 88% of America’s leading criminologists do not believe the death penalty is an effecti...

Not all college friendships last a lifetime, but one guy I went to school with has kept in touch for over 30 years. He maintained an atti...

“What does it mean to ‘take the name of the Lord in vain’?” Good question. Does it mean to use the words “God” or “Jesus” casually in co...

The biblical injunction to test the spirit behind a religious teacher or doctrine requires more of us than merely weighing the worth of a ...

Some chapter divisions in our Bibles are more helpful than others. Not every chapter stands on its own. The contents of many may be better...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Crawford Paul, who serves as an elder in an Ontari...

I was talking with an ardent Calvinist about this article . He is firmly committed to “total depravity” as meaning that human beings are bla...

Superbowl 51 made history. Too bad I didn’t know that in the third quarter when I turned off the game and went for a drive. My team was ...

We all know Christians who get offended at just about anything: observing Christmas, reading Harry Potter, owning a deck of cards, instrum...

“Are Christians obligated to attend every meeting of the local church?” The way you instinctively feel about this question will likely d...

“I’ll believe that when I see it,” says someone who doubts the truth of what he has been told. That statement is absurd. He should know ...

We are continuing to examine the way the New Testament writers make use of Hosea’s prophecy. Not all NT uses can properly be called fulfil...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Germans in Stuttgart staged a protest rally last ...

Umm ... not effective? So sang Sam Cooke. I guess he’d know. He was writing his soulful anthems back in the ’50s and early ’60s in pl...

Well, do you? It’s a hugely important question. It merits serious thought. Love for God is fundamental. Jesus taught that the first and ...

What we think of Christ is the most important thing about us. Our relationship with God depends on thinking rightly about his Son, who c...