A NEEDED ADJUSTMENT

When Jan and I worked in Eastern Europe, I was taught a lesson I will never forget. One Sunday, I was preaching in a former Communist nation. As worship began, I placed my bible on the floor under my chair. Immediately, an old man came to where I was sitting. He...

THE OVERLAY

An increasing number of Christians have dismissed the Old Testament as irrelevant. Some in their dismissal have said it represents a cruel God, not the God of compassion. Those dismissals are very dangerous assumptions. As Scripture tells us our God does not change,...

GOD’S ETERNAL WORD

Be careful assuming we can dismiss Scripture simply because it was written in the Old Testament. “Your word, Lord, is eternal, it stands firm in the heavens” (Psalm 119:89). Jesus quoted Scripture from Deuteronomy as a challenge to the devil’s lies during His...

DON’T LET GO

A loosening of our grip on truth is taking place within the Church. Believers are letting go of historic, foundational truths of Scripture that have been orthodox throughout the history of the Church. The release of God’s truth is letting go of what defines how we are...

WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS

It’s nothing new that people would call evil good and good evil or that something known throughout the history of the Church as darkness would now be celebrated as light. In some circles of faith, it might even be considered unloving to define something as evil...