The holy days in Israel were prophetic, illustrating God's plan through annual cycles that reflected his work and intentions. Although[...]

What did the First Christians believe about speaking in tongues? It is always risky assuming we know what people think,[...]

Imagine yourself sitting in a room with 120 of the first disciples of Jesus. You have been through an emotional[...]

Of all the Christian holidays, the one that surprises me the most is Pentecost. It surprises me that every Christian[...]

Many people have called Pentecost the birthday of the New Testament Church. It has also been called a lot of[...]

As I understand my basic science, time can speed up or slow down depending on the speed at which an[...]

I got an email a few nights ago from a man in the military who is often away from home[...]

The Apostle John is in vision, and he’s nearing the end of an incredible experience. Step by step, he has[...]

There’s an odd thing about the Bible that’s easy to overlook: It begins and it ends with a tree. Everybody[...]

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, self-control: against such there is[...]

Once upon a time, there was a people who had returned to their homeland after a generation in exile. They[...]

After some recent reading, I now think we are standing closer to the Abyss than I thought we were, and[...]

4 [Jesus], being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the[...]

The whole Christian world believes in the resurrection of Jesus. They believe it because of the testimony of the witnesses.[...]

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming in from the country, and[...]

There have been some truly great men who held the office of pope down through the centuries, and some men[...]

My heart goes out to Simon Peter. It is impossible to feel what Simon and the others felt on the[...]

Love is no defense against fear. Neither is faith. And if you are afraid, you are no different from any[...]

Where is God? Where does he live? Can you point in the direction where one might find him? There are[...]

We all know that God loves the world. But I’m afraid that we think of it as God loving us[...]

Sheep, grain, bread, salt, seeds. In the Gospels, Jesus uses many metaphors when describing both the harvest that is before[...]

What did the First Christians believe about the Bible? It is an interesting question for several reasons, not least because[...]

We have an incurable fascination with the future, don’t we. We want to know what is going to happen, when[...]

The idea of the End of the World has a kind of morbid fascination for us. We are conditioned to[...]

How would you like to know—step-by-step—all the events leading up to the end of the world? Maybe you’d rather not[...]

Power corrupts. Absolute Power corrupts absolutely. It is one of the reasons why men have rejected absolute monarchy and the[...]

It was just at the crack of dawn. First light of the new day was just starting to show over[...]

When you consider the mess the world is in right now, you might wonder if God has written us off[...]

There is a name that will live forever in our memories, and there is probably not a culture in the[...]

If I could tell you a way whereby you could live forever, would you be interested? Well, the question was[...]

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put[...]

We rarely give very much thought to these days between Passover and Pentecost; but in ancient times, this was a[...]

The listeners to our one station in the British Isles will know Pentecost as Whitsunday (White Sunday, that is) from[...]

I have asked this before, but let me ask it again: Why was a Gentile church, decades after the ascension[...]

Unless you’ve recently arrived from another planet, you already know that most Christian people believe that Jesus was crucified on[...]

Sometimes the simplest answers are the best. I’ve asked again and again why it was that, thirty years after the[...]

There’s an old hymn I remember singing in church when I was just a boy. It’s striking to me today,[...]

How is it possible that a Christian church, some 25 years after the ascension of Christ, was still observing the[...]

A very wealthy man had a manager who had allowed a dangerous cash flow situation to develop. Various customers had[...]

Is it hard to be a Christian? Or is it relatively easy? What is demanded of us to actually be[...]

The chances are pretty good that you know someone who has had a miraculous answer to prayer. There are a[...]

It doesn’t seem that praying should be all that hard. It certainly isn’t when you are in trouble. Lord help[...]

There are, in some of Paul's letters, some things that are...well, the only words I can say for it is[...]

How much we take for granted. Every year the Easter season comes around with Palm Sunday, followed by Good Friday,[...]

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Unless you just arrived from another planet, you[...]

I think we have discovered why some of the words of Jesus are so obscure. Deep into the years of[...]

There are some things about Jesus that are bound to be troubling to a Christian reading the New Testament—that is,[...]

It is becoming increasingly common these days for a minister, a pastor of a church, to be caught in some[...]

Can God read your mind? 99 people out of 100 who believe in God would say, Yes, God can do[...]

Which is more important, do you think, pursuing a religious argument with someone, or giving a life to man who[...]

It is hard to imagine the confusion that swirled around Jesus during his ministry. The entire Jewish world had already[...]

Do you wash your hands before you eat? Well, if you had a mother, you probably do. It is a[...]

There were at least three major categories of people who heard Jesus speak. There was a smallish group of people[...]

It had been a hard three days. David and the handful of young men with him had left in hurry[...]

Was Jesus a racist? You know, he live in a society that was, frankly, racist. Religious Jews would not eat[...]

Jesus must have given a lot of people whiplash. For one thing, he didn’t seem to be very religious. That[...]

Why was Jesus so hard to understand at times? Oh, there were times when he was clear as crystal, and[...]

Imagine for a moment that you and your family go out to a movie one night and when you come[...]

When reading the Bible, especially the words of Jesus, have you ever wondered why Jesus did not speak more plainly?[...]

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.When other helpers fail and comforts flee,Help of[...]

There is such a thing as an unpardonable sin. I hesitate to bring it up, because some poor soul out[...]

How do you look at religion? Is religion a burden you have to bear, or is it more of a[...]

Man is a territorial creature. I don’t mean that purely in a geographical sense, either. Man is socially territorial—we expect[...]

Poor Joseph. It is hard to imagine what a shock it was to him when he learned that his betrothed[...]

Would you consider yourself a fair-minded person? I mean a person who believes in equity—who holds yourself to the same[...]

All of us grow up familiar with rules. Our parents had rules for us. Schools had rules. The community had[...]

Was Jesus a pacifist? It hasn’t been much of a question in this country since the end of the draft,[...]

When the history of our generation is finally written, I think historians will see the single greatest tragedy of our[...]

There are so many mysteries in the Bible. Yes, it was written in another language and in another culture, and[...]

I known I’ve been complaining about Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John not giving us more of what Jesus actually said.[...]

Jesus was a man of few words, so we want to pay close attention to the words he did say.[...]

How was it possible that otherwise sane men would want to kill Jesus? Think about it. He was a quiet[...]

Over the years, a common objection people raised to religion is that, well, it’s pie in the sky. Religion, they[...]

There seems to be a difference between a secret and a mystery. At the very least, the Bible seems to[...]

I doubt if there are any words of Jesus more widely quoted and better known than his little statement in[...]

Whatever image you have in your mind of Jesus Christ, it is surely wrong. None of his disciples told us[...]

Nothing is more central to the Christian faith than baptism. Whether it be by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring, baptism is[...]

Did it ever occur to you to wonder why Jesus didn’t write his own book? Why do have Matthew, Mark,[...]

Nancy Pearcey, in her book Total Truth, brought something into focus that I had thought about but hadn't quite got[...]

I’ve never known of a womanizer who really liked women. Women are useful to him, things to satisfy his ego—but[...]

Only by pride comes contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.We all know that too much pride is a[...]

It seems that every age and every generation has it defining characteristic. It also seems to me that we are[...]

Is it possible to give things away and yet become richer? Is it possible to hold on to everything you[...]

What do you call those little wooden figures with movable arms and legs that are controlled by strings from above[...]

How many times have you gotten yourself into trouble by speaking up when you should have kept your mouth shut?[...]

What father does not take pride in the accomplishments of his son? And what mother does not glow with pride[...]

The Proverbs are essentially ideas that grow naturally out of the Law of God. Here we are dealing with one[...]

Of all the ways that a man can mess up his life, sex-related problems have to be some of the[...]

Years ago, I used to enjoy going up on internet forums and discussing religion there. They had any number of[...]

There are a lot of ways to mess up your life. It’s frightening how easy it is to make one[...]

Life is all about challenges, and character is all about meeting those challenges. But the unfortunate thing is that most[...]

How long would you like to live? It depends, doesn’t it, on whether that long life is free of hurt[...]

I suppose we would all agree that it’s a good thing to be wise. When you face hard decisions, it’s[...]

If you call yourself a Christian, what can I assume that you believe? If you call yourself a Christian, what[...]

Okay, you have your life together and everything is working like it’s supposed to. So tell me—why do you feel[...]