Should believers fear God? This question makes many believers uncomfortable and stirs up a bit of strife in some circles. I have listened—dumbfounded—to believers insist that fear has absolutely no place in Christian theology. And I have listened—painfully—to believers insist…
Will we be vegetarians in the millennium or the eternal kingdom? I am skeptical. No, more than that. I am absolutely certain we will not. In fact, I am convinced that the only reason that man opposes eating meat in…
In June 2005 my boys and I along with a few others hiked into the Beartooth Wilderness in Montana to do some fishing and climb Granite Peak. We camped at Lake at Falls, where we enjoyed some really good cutthroat…
A number of years ago, I bought a dozen boxes of candy canes during a post-Christmas sale in a variety of unique flavors—like horehound, licorice, pina colada, and butterscotch. These delights satisfied my sweet tooth while I studied and wrote…
Humility is one of those doctrines where almost all Bible teachers and Christians have a reasonably good idea of what it means. They know that it is wrong to exalt self, or engage in mere self promotion, or seek the…
Hello from chilly North Dakota. Thankfully, the current cold streak isn’t near as severe as the last. A few weeks back I was delivering newspapers at 5:00 in the morning when it was -30 degrees and the wind was whipping…
Years ago I was working on a carpentry project and for convenience sake I had left one tape measure at the construction site and another one at the cutting station. On the site I took a measurement for the length…
As I look around the church, and look at my own temptations and failures, I see a church steeped in paganism. I am not talking here about uncultured paganism: tattoos, piercings, outlandish hair and dress, music steeped in rebellion and…
One of the most profound statements in the Bible is found in Luke 18:8, “Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?” What is the Lord driving at here? His skepticism at finding faith…
Christians, at least in America, love to get involved in politics — articulating their position, their commentary, or even their ridicule on whatever issue currently strikes their fancy. Sometimes these folks formulate a well-stated biblical position on an issue fomenting…