1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (223+ words) Most of us are familiar with the words of the ancient prophet: "He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (425+ words) The Bible teaches that suffering is inevitable for the Christian. As we follow Christ, we face various trials, heartaches, and afflictions. This present age will never be anything even close to a utopia. Jesus told his followers that they would…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (691+ words) Sometimes the opening words of a book are so compelling that you can't set it down. I had this experience again with this book: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay. This book is a sort…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (694+ words) There are numerous places in Scripture that speak of Christ's authority. He has authority to forgive sins (Mt. 9: 6). He has authority over the spiritual realm (Mk. 1: 27). Jesus has authority as judge (Jn. 5: 27). Christ also has authority over life and death…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (188+ words) J. Budziszewski addresses some of these issues in Pandemic of Lunacy. I'll post more on this book later, but for now, I want to share a section from the chapter on the lunacy that we can attain the common good without…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (704+ words) (The following blog post was originally published in January 2013. It has been lightly edited.) One of the big names in the history of the Greek New Testament's transmission is Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536). Our readers might know him as the man whom…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (213+ words) Devotion to God is the ultimate motivation for Christian character, but it is also true that love for other believers is the more proximate motivation for the exercise of Christian graces among one another. If we rephrased the virtues of…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (678+ words) (The following blog post was originally published in March 2015.) While every sin is a transgression against God's law, some sins are less heinous and vile than others. For example, it is worse if I were to kill my neighbor's beloved…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (288+ words) The way of the Christian life is service. Christ came to save his people by serving (Mt. 20: 28). We are called to walk in his footsteps by being servants of all (Mk. 9: 35). Christianity is not a power religion. It's not a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (251+ words) Here's Calvin's prayer based on Micah 5: 10-15. It's a good Monday meditation. Grant, Almighty God, that since you so kindly invite us to yourself, and promise that your aid should never be wanting to us (provided we do not close the…...