The first Psalm is one of my favorite Psalms and has been a favorite of the people of God down through the centuries. It is a powerful contrast between the righteous, those who know God, and the wicked, those who don’t know God and remain under God’s wrath. The first three verses describe the righteous … Read more
“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that I commanded you; and … Read more
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John 14:6 We hear a lot today from unbelievers about Christianity being a very exclusive and intolerant religion. Unbelievers feel Christianity is exclusive because it is just for “Christians,” and that we believe Jesus Christ is … Read more
“For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps.” 1 Peter 2:21 One of my favorite poems is Sermons We See by Edgar A. Guest published in 1926. I refer to this poem often, especially when talking with students … Read more
As my wife and I flew into Seattle, I leaned over her seat to look out the window. I was trying to see anything that resembled a mountain, but all I could see was a blanket of winter gray fog. “Mt. Rainier is right there,” my wife said, pointing to the dark clouds that camouflaged … Read more
One of my favorite movies was the 1992 mystery drama, A Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. In the movie, Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Cruise), an inexperienced and unenthusiastic JAG lawyer defends two Marines who are being court martialed for the murder of a fellow Marine. During a crucial courtroom scene, … Read more
“All Scripture is breathed out by God…” 2 Timothy 3:16 When talking about the truth of God’s Word with an unbeliever, one of the main questions that is typically raised is the authority of the Bible, or is the Bible really inspired by God? If a person does not trust the Bible as divine revelation … Read more
Last week in my post, I stated, “It takes courage to stand for truth.” Throughout the ages, it has taken courage to stand for what is true, right and just, and in today’s postmodern culture, in many ways, it is even more difficult to stand strong for truth. Postmodernity (or the postmodern culture) began to … Read more
Yesterday Christians throughout the world celebrated the most glorious event in history – the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Since the beginning of time, all of history was preparing and pointing to the cross. God’s sovereign plan before the creation of the world predestined that Christ would live a holy and blameless life, die on the … Read more
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free.” Galatians 5:1 This past week I accompanied a group of 7th grade students and their parents on a school trip to our nation’s capital. I’ve had the privilege of traveling to Washington, D.C. numerous times and I never get tired of seeing … Read more