Winging It

Matthew 18:20 is one of those verses that has been lifted out of its setting and used as a kind of warm encouragement—“Hey, even if only a f...

We all want comfort. Comfortable. We don’t want pain. We don’t want trials. When hardship comes, we often slip into an existential dilemma: ...

Romans 11 stands as one of Paul’s most sweeping demonstrations that the gospel does not overturn God’s promises to Israel but rather unveils...

Romans 10 continues Paul’s steady insistence that the gospel is the revelation of God’s righteousness (Rom 1:16-17). It is a chapter filled ...

Romans 9 is all about God’s sovereignty in election. It is explicit: God chooses. Not us. Not our deeds. Not our decisions. God. Paul answer...

I know I have a reputation for being somewhat of a Calvinist. I’m amused by it. I was raised a Baptist. Not “Southern,” “Independent,” “Amer...

Learning Disabled? The news is reporting that a deal is near on opening the Strait of Hormuz. Um … again? Oh, of course, it requires that ...

Romans 9 is where Paul asks us to stand before the mystery of God without flinching. The chapter does not flatter human instinct; it does no...

I’m teaching through Romans these days, and I’ve had this whole concept of “the gospel” poured into my head in terms I hadn’t considered bef...

In Psalm 23, David penned his famous words: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art...

Paul wrote, “So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you are living according to...

In church history, the earliest theory of the Atonement was the Ransom Theory. Not much of a theory, really. I mean, it wasn't theoretic...

Every year, as we “spring forward” and “fall back,” we participate in a ritual older than most of our modern conveniences. Daylight Saving T...

Keep the Lights On Trump has urged Congress to get rid of daylight savings time ... by making it permanent. Go figure ... government logic...

David wrote, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart” (Psa 37:4). Jesus promised, “If you abide in Me,...

Someone recently asked me, “Is it a sin to speed?” The question naturally arises from Romans 13—where we’re told, “Let every person be subje...

(Lorna asked ... I'm answering.) The two sayings in Proverbs 26—“Answer not a fool according to his folly” and “Answer a fool according ...

When the Bible says that God “foreknew” people, it’s not talking about mere advance awareness. An omniscient God doesn’t need a special word...

We don’t like to think about an angry God. Older Christians did. You know, the “fire and brimstone preacher” warning of “the wrath of God.” ...

There has been discussion over the centuries as to whether Romans 7 is a saved Paul or an unsaved Paul. That is, is Paul speaking in that ch...

The War Monger Trump is considering starting a war in Mali. That’s the media’s take . The truth is Trump is threatening to strike a terrori...

Paul makes a stunning claim in Ephesians 5: marriage isn’t just similar to Christ and the Church—it’s an image of it. A living parable. A Go...

One of the recurring surprises of reading the Bible is discovering how often God refuses to behave the way we think a “proper” God should. W...

“Believe in yourself” is one of those phrases that shows up everywhere—graduation speeches, children’s books, motivational posters, even com...

“Live your truth” is one of the defining slogans of our cultural moment. It’s embroidered on throw pillows, printed on journals, and sprinkl...