“I hope you’re happy. I think you’re wasting your talents.” These are the words that I remember hearing as I drove my green minivan down the highway one day with my four young kids in

My son hit his first over-the-fence homerun the other weekend. It was a big moment against a tough pitcher who was shutting his team out. His homerun tied the game and ignited his team as

On reading John Bunyan, C.H. Spurgeon concluded that this man “is a living Bible. Prick him anywhere; his blood is Bibline, the very essence of the Bible flows from him. He cannot speak without quoting

One of the many unfortunate side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the practice of government officials deciding which businesses and entities should be considered “essential” and which ones “non-essential.” While I understand the

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 This verse has been close to my heart during these days of pandemic isolation. I can’t recall how

I know a lot of people personally who love Jesus, who would tell you that their only hope is in him and what he accomplished on their behalf, who lead their families lovingly, serve others

As you take in the scenes from our cities—the violence and the chaos and the anger and the destruction—you will certainly have opinions. The images, videos, articles, and social media posts will undoubtedly stir something

In over 25 years of ministry, I have been called a lot of things, but liberal, socialist, and Marxist have not been among them. Well, there has only been one exception to that assertion. When

Saved by grace is a term that flows off our lips comfortably. If you have been an evangelical Christian for long, the phrase is as natural as saying your name. Suffering by grace just does

The mission of Christ and the call of the Christian are directional. Paul got at this when he spoke of straining forward, pressing on (Phil. 3:13-14). The author of Hebrews got at this when he