What would you think of a boss who said he believes you are the best person for an important job in your company, but then every time you...

In his letter to Jewish Christians who had been scattered from the church at Jerusalem likely because of persecution, James warns against...

In the first chapter of his letter, James commands us in no uncertain terms to move toward maturity by weathering all of the trials we...

One of the central messages of the New Testament is that those who place their trust in Christ will know the truth and such truth shall...

If sacrifice defines acceptable worship, then what is it that defines unacceptable worship? The gospels give us a clue. In John’s...

If worship can be defined as that which we offer to a holy and perfect God as an expression of his worthiness or value to us, then it is...

The difficulty of worship for many Christians is squarely rooted in a terrible misunderstanding of that word. Consider how we often...

There are many ways to categorize biblical fasts, but no matter how you divide them up, label them, or place them into boxes, they really...

In ancient times, Nineveh was the capital city of the Assyrian empire. It was known for great wealth, but it was also known for cruelty,...

Fasting appears frequently throughout the pages of the bible. Defining fasting in its basic sense is not difficult. When it is...

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls (Proverbs 25:28). In ancient times, cities were often...

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news (Romans 10:15)? This is how Paul finalizes his famously urgent call for...

I am a man of three children. They are all grown now and run their own lives. But even though they are adults, they are still referred to...

Proverbs 16:9 is a famous bit of wisdom that is often interpreted in the most fatalistic, deterministic, or nihilistic way. This proverb...

Each Christmas I am reminded of a problem in our species. As a species, we doggedly pursue pleasure in every life domain, and often at...

It is impossible to separate your life from your identity. The two are so woven together that to change one necessarily changes the other....

It seems that a sparkling gem of insight gleams from every passage of Paul’s letter to his protege – the young pastor Titus. In one...

God gives grace to the humble, and he opposes the proud (Proverbs 3:34, 1 Peter 5:5). The truth of that concept lives throughout the...

Peter’s pen scratched out what appear to be some of the most frightening words in the bible. In 1 Peter 4:12-18, the apostle warns that...

Peter uses some very interesting grammatical constructions in 1 Peter 4:1-2. The first thing he does is point to Christ’s suffering and...