...In sum, responding with an attitude of Joy as you face overwhelming trials will only be possible by a correct perspective of your faith in God.

...Since we live in an age marked on all sides by anger, grievance, and resentment, including among Christians, it’s especially helpful to step back and listen to Jonathan Edwards’s wisdom on this topic.

...To take a single Marxist exhortation to share wealth and then in turn argue that communism is thus comparable to Christianity is the height of folly.

How do we care for both the immaterial and material needs of adopted children?

...Our heavenly citizenship signifies that our first allegiance belongs to Jesus and that we live for Him rather than put all our efforts into obtaining what the world offers.

What can we learn from this passage in John 21 and why is it such an appealing encounter with Jesus?

The Bible tells us that sound doctrine can be known. Today doctrine is often downplayed in favor of ecumenical unity, evangelism, social work projects, and other pragmatic goals.

Why is VBS good for the church as well as for children in the community?

We don’t seek out disillusionment, but sooner or later, it finds us. This unwelcome visitor showed up at my door years ago when a slander storm wreaked havoc on our family and ministry.

...Contrary to Thoreau, many people are no longer living lives of quiet desperation. Instead, they broadcast their distress like a distorted siren. I suppose the world has always been this way...

...God is faithful. If we put our trust in Him, no matter the circumstance, He proves Himself faithful. He is worthy of our trust. His steadfast love endures forever.

In the not-too-distant past, people used to speak openly about males and females. It was an established fact in the mind of the ordinary citizen that there were men and there were women. This position was...

...The ministries of God that are marvelous should not be maligned. Those who spend their time maligning God’s work may put themselves at risk, and only add to the shame of the ministries that let...

...Our God does perfect work. Think about it: God leaves nothing undone that He begins. God does all that He pleases in heaven and works all things according to the counsel of His will...