I find it fascinating and so very encouraging that God inspired the apostle Paul to transparently share the depths of his personal suffering and discouragement in his second letter to the Corinthians.

...The dominance of PowerPoint in place of church hymnals is now taken as a given in many local churches, with the idea of a single book or a combination of books acting as the repository from which songs...

It’s hard to make and keep friends in a society like this—even in the church. But the answer is not to lower your expectations and prepare for heartbreak. The answer is to move toward the challenge...

Perhaps nothing is as astounding to me as this fact: God loves me. Nothing demonstrated that fact more than the cross of Christ. But what is more difficult to comprehend in the ongoing “present” is that I, as a fumbling and often pathetic believer, will never find myself separated from that love.

...Only by considering all three contexts will Christian interpreters be able to fully grasp God’s intended meaning of OT passages and understand how those texts point to Christ.

...The Bible does have a lot to say about what will happen with Israel in the Last Days, and perhaps we are seeing a great deal of this prophecy being fulfilled now. Although none of us know the day or hour when...

...Polycarp understood the primary and direct result of the gift of grace to be the forgiveness of sins. However, greater stress seems to be laid upon its transformative effects, though in an indirect fashion.

“Friend” is a common word. It’s almost, at this point in history, a throw away term. We use it to talk about acquaintances, those we have casual relationships with – many whom we’ve never met in person...

While the huge reaction against the Prosperity Gospel is justified, there are some uncomfortable passages of scripture seem to support Prosperity Gospel thinking. We need to address them.

...The bedrock of our faith is Jesus’ resurrection...What’s almost non-existent in many cases is the hope this truth guarantees, that of our receipt of a glorified body at the time of Jesus’ appearing.

With all that has been occurring recently in Israel, it can be difficult to know exactly how to approach the subject with children. Even as adults, it can be hard for us to digest what has occurred, but it is vital...

...One reason others are seen as geniuses but Jesus is not could be what they have left behind. Aristotle left books of philosophy...da Vinci, inventions and exquisite paintings; Mozart, sublime music...

We have been living in the end times for some time now, but what do end-time churches look like and teach?

...I can say with certainty that we are closer to the Rapture and the Tribulation than ever before. And, even as the world hurtles toward earth’s Last Days, we can find hope in God’s Word.