Revelation 5: This Is Why We Worship
Revelation 5 tells us that the One seated upon the throne has, in His right hand, a book. Just as the prophet Daniel longed to see thrones established and the books opened (Daniel 7), Revelation 5 focuses on this single book. If only this book can be opened, John...
I’m Not a Self-Made Man, and Neither are You
We live with a terrible myth in our culture: the myth that somehow I have made myself. It is the lie that somehow I can shape my own destiny; that everyone is free to do whatever he or she wants to do. We ought to be thankful for the marvelous freedoms in our...
Revelation 4: Why Should You Worship?
It can be easy for us to think that, when we attend church, we do our congregations and our communities a favor. Don't be deceived--we worship God because we owe Him our worship. He is the creator God, and it is good and right for His creatures to give Him the honor...
How Can a Slave Have Hope? Daniel 7
Daniel was a prophet in exile. He suffered with his captive people, who longed for a word from God. They longed for God to fulfill His promises to them so that they might be released from their captivity. They longed to rebuild the temple and once again experience...
How Do You Know That God Loves You?
For Paul, the word hope pointed to a confident, specific assurance about the future--the assurance that God will raise us from the dead and will create a new heaven and a new earth through Jesus Christ: For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not...
How to Grow Your Church
I was once interim pastor of an inner city church that had, for various reasons, begun to decline in numbers. As church attendance dropped, month after month and year after year, the remaining congregation began to face the possibility that its days might be...
There Is Hope. Here’s Why.
The sufferings of this present evil age bring to mind difficult questions. Are we really the people of God? If He is Lord, if He is the ruler of this order, why do we still suffer? There are times when we do not feel like His people. There are times when we do not...
A Higher Education: Dr. William Lane Craig [Video]
I’m delighted to have the opportunity introduce to you today the world-renowned author, philosopher, and debater, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig and I sat down together recently to talk about apologetics, the life of the mind, and his ministry as a widely sought...
Why are Christians Hopeful?
I don't know your story, but I can guess that at least a few of my readers are experiencing significant anxiety over unemployment or under-employment. Perhaps you have a family member who was just diagnosed with an illness--or perhaps you yourself have just been told...