One of the criticisms of American evangelical short term missionary work is that it doesn’t focus enough on Jesus, but instead is too...

God frequently chooses the small to defeat the great. When Paul was encouraging the Christians at Corinth with his first letter to them,...

All human problems sprout from poor spiritual soil. In fact, barring biological or developmental weaknesses, along with accidents of...

Temptation is a mirage. It is a flickering and inviting illusion of water that beckons you off of a brutal desert path and calls you to...

Paul teaches the church at Corinth that bad company corrupts good character (1 Corinthians 15:33). What he means in that verse is that...

David wrote Psalm 63 when he was fleeing in the wilderness – either during the time he fled from Saul, or the time he fled from his son,...

In Psalm 119:105, the psalmist declares that the word of God is a lamp unto his feet and a light on his path. In this metaphor he...

No one seeks suffering and affliction. In fact, as a general rule, wise people try to avoid it. But in a fallen, broken, evil and dark...

The bible says that humans were made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). At some level this remarkable statement means that we were...

Proverbs 11:30 (ESV) says that “the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.” On its face, this...

While they are two separate elements, obedience and faith are indivisibly entwined with one another. It is difficult to obey an authority...

Psalm 42 is a Maskil song. We don’t really know what the word “Maskil” means, but many Hebrew scholars believe that it is a musical word...

The bible never shies away from putting on display the sins of its heroes. One of its greatest heroes, King David, committed one of the...

David makes a difficult point in Psalm 15 that is often not completely understood by people who are unfamiliar with the whole of the...

Rugged individualism is a valuable and historic American ethic that in the past defined our national culture, and has benefited our...

In 2021, the Dalai Lama wrote a short essay in which he argued that the purpose of life is to be happy. In his argument, he reasoned that...

A few years ago in early August, I met an elderly man at the ice cream counter of a local eatery that I sometimes enjoy. The encounter...

One of the painful consequences of salvation and the regenerative process of the Holy Spirit is that we gain a heightened awareness of a...

A new Christian approached me this week struggling with a question that was challenging his faith. He was emotionally and intellectually...

The power of the traditional protestant wedding vow has been lost in the pomp and circumstance that now overwhelms the marriage ceremony....