Sometimes God’s ways are hard to understand, we want to ask “Why,” to follow His hand. Sometimes when tragedy comes from above, it tempts us to waver, to doubt His love. But God is infinitely wise and good, He is too lofty to be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As our 17-year old son prepares to leave for basic training in the Army, I have been meditating on 2 Timothy 2:3-4, “Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad, greetings. Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The modern day church has the strange idea that we can somehow separate Jesus from His Word, thus allowing professing believers to subtly maintain their autonomy from God’s authority. But the Scriptures clearly teach that you cannot love...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Long before the current news was running articles about how the modern day flight away from theology has rendered the term evangelical virtually useless, David Wells observed: "As evangelicalism has continued to grow numerically, it has seeped...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This past week I was reviewing highlighted portions of a book that I read twelve years ago, one that many consider to be one of the most important books published in the past 20 years. I agree. If you are a thinker and have not read No Place for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Many Christians today fail to see the hidden dangers behind the man-centeredness of today’s so-called Evangelicalism and, therefore, may question the validity of exposing doctrinal error within the church. Benjamin B. Warfield was a warrior...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
One of the books that really fed my soul this past year is "Gospel Fear" by Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1649). Republished by Soli Deo Gloria, this book deals primarily with the heart that is truly tender and prepared to hear the Word of God. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Richard I. and Richard W. Gregory have written an important book dealing with the subject of biblical relationships among believers. In the chapter, “You Are the Church,” this father and son make some excellent observations concerning...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In light of the current effort in California to ban spanking, we encourage you to listen to our most popular sermon download, "The 7 Laws of Spanking." Email it to your friends too. Be sure to print off the PDF poster w/all seven principles. In...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
