The book of Deuteronomy has significantly shaped my life. Over forty years ago, I read it in one sitting in the library of the London School of Theology, where I was studying. Our professor said, “If you want to feel the weight of this book, you need to read it right...
Some Christians say they have a boring testimony. Perhaps they came to faith in Christ at a very young age—before a dramatic lifestyle change could have occurred. Perhaps they don’t remember not knowing Jesus as Lord and Savior, or they don’t recall saving faith as a dramatic event that happened...
The story of Ishmael is full of hope for anyone who struggles with conflicts that are rooted in your family of origin. Ishmael was caught in an emotional, family triangle, and his life imploded during his teenage years. But God met him and blessed him, and He can do the...
For years, I had painstakingly prepared to get into New York University. Now that I had finished my first year of general requirements, my academic advisor called me into her office to discuss the schedule for my second year of classes. Finally, I was free to focus on courses for...
We know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens (2 Cor. 5:1). A Christian is a person who owns two homes. The home you are living in now is...
When my wife and I moved to the Chicagoland area, we were committed to finding a church that clearly treasured Scripture. One Sunday, we visited a church farther away from where we lived and larger than what we felt would be comfortable. But when we were asked to stand for...
Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her” (Gen. 16:2). The outline of Hagar’s story is simple: Sarah wanted to have a child, and so she gives her servant,...
In a world where so much has been lost, destroyed, forsaken, and forgotten, the human heart naturally longs for restoration. In today’s world, there is a longing for the restoration of truth, because truth has been obscured, hidden, and dismissed. There is a longing for restoration of civility, because we...
The theme of the wrath (or anger) of God toward sin and toward sinners is clearly and widely taught in the Bible. And this truth is so interwoven with the hope of our peace with one another and with God that, if we lose our grasp on the one, we...
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