There’s an innocent four-letter word that must always be defined by context. It can be used to suggest either apprehension or deep respect. But I can’t use ’em both ways at the same time. For how can I… Read More

Being a teachable man is both humbling and enlightening. I was recently at a basketball game where my grandchildren attend a private Christian school. As I’d noticed before, the bleachers weren’t packed with parents and other supporters from… Read More

Weeping and gnashing my teeth is something I hope to avoid in the future. Not just because it sounds like an unpleasant situation to me, but because Jesus Christ Himself warned His disciples [at least] seven times that… Read More

Do you give much thought to the process of being resurrected back to life? Or do you prefer to simply rely on the veracity of God’s promises?  After all, why would you need to know all the details?… Read More

These days, it’s not enough just to realize instinctively that God created men and women to be different in many ways.   Because if I don’t understand His purposes for doing that, then I’m more vulnerable to accepting… Read More

Is a little knowledge always a dangerous thing? Probably not. But if I actually think the texts of the Bible are fluid documents—that is, rehashed, redrafted versions of the original languages, then I’m only fooling myself. The history… Read More

God is certainly capable of causing anything He chooses to happen. But if I believe my decisions don’t really matter because He has somehow predetermined how I’ll make them, then why would He demand my love and obedience… Read More

Jesus made it very clear that He wouldn’t play second fiddle to anyone. “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, and even his… Read More