Fear of Man vs. Gospel Credibility
One of the greatest and most common dangers for Christians is falling into the trap of the fear of man (Prov 29:25).... Read More
Don’t Be Too Concerned About the “Evangelical Witness”
From time to time someone raises a concern about how a particular event, trend, or activity will harm the “evangelical witness.” “Evangelicals”... Read More
How to Give the Good News this Christmas: Talk of God’s Faithfulness to His Promises
In thinking about the gospel, one of the truths that is often forgotten is that Jesus, as the Messiah/Christ, came to fulfill... Read More
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Part 2: God
Most people you know believe in a god—since about 90% of Americans do. References to God are ubiquitous in our culture, but... Read More
The “Reminding” Work of the Spirit and the Modern Christian
In the Gospels Christ several times promises that the Spirit will supply appropriate words to his disciples in seasons of persecution (Matt... Read More
The Muslim Worldview
The Detroit 10/40 Conference is being held this Thursday and Friday in Hamtramck, MI. I had a chance during the pre-conference this... Read More
“I Do All Things for the Sake of the Gospel…”
So said Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:23. And so we must agree with him. Still, I wonder whether this verse can sustain... Read More
Bearing Witness for Christ in the Workplace, Part 2
In our last post we appealed to John 17 to show that a properly ordered witness for Christ must avoid the two... Read More
Bearing Witness for Christ in the Workplace, Part 1
I work in an almost exclusively Christian environment. With the exception of a few brief encounters with folks delivering packages, reading the... Read More
"Peace, Peace" When There Is No Peace
One of the more troubling mis-translations in the history of English Bible translation (at least in terms of its popular acceptance and... Read More