Most definitions of wisdom are wrong...There is a vast difference between worldly wisdom and real wisdom—biblical wisdom.  Proverbs 3:1-12 describes what biblical wisdom is.  It might be helpful to see...

Paul had experienced the best and the worst of life in this world. He knew what it was to be “brought low” and he knew what it was to “abound.” He knew what it was to have “plenty” and be in “need.”

... I did not at all find nursing home residents more open to the gospel, but generally less so than those younger in years with more years of life ahead of them.

...Many churches have adopted the philosophy of presenting themselves as an “affirming church”, meaning they recognize all sexual preferences as acceptable. Others have adopted the method of presenting...

...As religious pluralism has become more dominant in the United States, many – even professing Christians – have embraced the view that “all paths” can lead to God.

Satan is against God, and therefore, Satan is anti-Christ. And since the Savior and Messiah of Israel is “of the Jews,” Satan then is anti-Semitic. This is the underlying reason behind antisemitism.

...The idea of human rights is founded on the biblical view that all people are created in God’s image. This is what gives every individual equal dignity.

How Psalm 12 Teaches Us to Endure.

I find it fascinating and so very encouraging that God inspired the apostle Paul to transparently share the depths of his personal suffering and discouragement in his second letter to the Corinthians.

...The dominance of PowerPoint in place of church hymnals is now taken as a given in many local churches, with the idea of a single book or a combination of books acting as the repository from which songs...

It’s hard to make and keep friends in a society like this—even in the church. But the answer is not to lower your expectations and prepare for heartbreak. The answer is to move toward the challenge...

Perhaps nothing is as astounding to me as this fact: God loves me. Nothing demonstrated that fact more than the cross of Christ. But what is more difficult to comprehend in the ongoing “present” is that I, as a fumbling and often pathetic believer, will never find myself separated from that love.

...Only by considering all three contexts will Christian interpreters be able to fully grasp God’s intended meaning of OT passages and understand how those texts point to Christ.

...The Bible does have a lot to say about what will happen with Israel in the Last Days, and perhaps we are seeing a great deal of this prophecy being fulfilled now. Although none of us know the day or hour when...

...Polycarp understood the primary and direct result of the gift of grace to be the forgiveness of sins. However, greater stress seems to be laid upon its transformative effects, though in an indirect fashion.

“Friend” is a common word. It’s almost, at this point in history, a throw away term. We use it to talk about acquaintances, those we have casual relationships with – many whom we’ve never met in person...

While the huge reaction against the Prosperity Gospel is justified, there are some uncomfortable passages of scripture seem to support Prosperity Gospel thinking. We need to address them.