Winging It

Come and listen to my story about a man named … Steve. (If you heard banjo music in your head, you’re my kind of reader.) I met him when I g...

“The fear of the Lord” is a well‑known biblical phrase. Scripture ties it to good judgment (2 Chron 19:9), wisdom (Job 28:28; Psa 111:10; Pr...

Jesus said, “If you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matt 6:15). Instead of refusi...

Scripture is not shy about presenting an angry God who hates sin and punishes evil (e.g., Exo 32:10; Deut 6:15; Psa 7:11; Nahum 1:2; Isa 13:...

In Romans 3, Paul sums up his argument about God’s wrath being righteously displayed against Man’s sin. He told us how bad it is and who is ...

Proverbs 31 contains the classic “Excellent Wife” passage, describing what Scripture considers a good wife (Prov 31:10-31). She’s not, frank...

The Strange Tale of the Ended War Last week we were told the war in Iran was over. This week we've seen renewed clashes with Iran. Shi...

One of the most difficult texts to read in all of Scripture seems to be Romans 3:12 where Paul writes (quoting the Psalms), “No one does goo...

Paul’s statements in Romans 3:10-12 sound stark because they are meant to be. He is not making an off‑hand remark about human behavior but d...

What a wonderful text! Do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God l...

I loved that story in Mark about the healing of the paralytic. You remember that one. Jesus came home to Capernaum and started teaching the ...

Most of us know about “amazing grace.” We know that “grace” is defined as “unmerited favor.” Paul said if grace is on the basis of works, it...

Without revealing too much personal information, there was a recent event where two family groups were at odds about what to do. One side wa...

Unintended Consequences The U.N. is reporting that the world's push toward clean energy and digital technology is creating a crisis in...

A friend of mine spent time in Greece. While there, he asked someone, "When you want to express that it doesn't make sense to you, ...

I was looking up those rare instances when "Lord" and "God" are used together ... but in reverse. Normally, it is "...

Jonah is such a well-known story. A lot of unbelievers know of “Jonah and the whale.” Only … there’s no actual mention of a whale … and that...

I'm pretty sure most of us experienced those days in school and beyond where we picked teams. Maybe it was formal, a "captain"...

It’s a strange story (Gen 20:1-18). It centers on Abraham. That’s the same Abraham that Hebrews lists as a man of faith (Heb 11:8-10). Abrah...

I was thinking about language, as I am wont to do, and the word “testament” occurred to me. The Latin word testis means “a witness,” and tes...

Hate Support The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has long been a far-left anti-hate group. (I call it far-left because it went way too f...

I've always had a bit of a melancholy streak. And if I'm being honest, earlier in life there were seasons when I wrestled with suici...

I've addressed this question in the past (for instance, here and here ): "Is this the best of all possible worlds?" Most of u...

You know how we are. We have these things that roll through our minds, and we filter them. "That's appropriate; that's not....

Christians can't dodge this: we're commanded to preach the gospel (Mark 16:15) and make disciples (Matt 28:18–20). Jesus sent His pe...