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There must be something exceptionally important about the power of idols over humans that John ends his letter with this terse warning...

This is a disturbing question. I would like to never have to ask it. But, I have had a good friend who was also a long term pastor, who...

What do we do with people who can work but chose not to? Popular ideas about compassion tell us that we should all be glad to support...

I see too many trite statements from Christians and church leaders. Many of them are of course true, but taken so out of context that the...

Abraham believed God. Sounds so simple. And of course it is. While at the same time it is not! I am intrigued that Paul says that Abraham...

Thoughts from Mark 13 What will He find? It will be an extremely difficult time on earth! I think that all of us would like to imagine...

Paul understood just how powerful and seductive the culture around us can be. If the tangles of the culture, especially as expressed in...

I have spent most of the last year working on the the topic of the flesh. Since writing the first book, I have continued pondering just how

We live in an evil world. As a result, many Christians live in a politically hostile environment. All of us live in a spiritually hostile...

Some may say, "surely you don’t mean that as an emphatic statement?" I do, and so does Jesus. He said emphatically that it is easier for...

Matthew 5:1-12 The words of Jesus seem improbable, maybe even impossible. Yet, Jesus does not alter his discourse. The people who are in...

How often have I heard people “brag” on their pastor, or their favorite speaker. “ My pastor is so eloquent, or funny .” “ My pastor is...

Did God really ask us to make that decision? Good people can make bad decisions. Often it is not clear that the decision they are about...

A friend of mine recently asked me to record a video to his son who was turning 13. I did video some thoughts but decided that the...

The words of Jesus are not difficult in the sense that they are difficult to understand. Instead, they are quite simple. They are...

Perhaps you are wondering what I mean when I say that the Bible is the only language that the Holy Spirit speaks. If you are not...

We are a generation consumed with a distorted idea about grace. In our minds “grace” covers everything. It covers our willful disregard...