Jesus Still Does What He Does

Jesus Still Does What He Does

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 I have a dear friend who loves Jesus who is a Cessationist. That is the technical term for the belief that the gifts of the Holy Spirit recorded in the New Testament have ceased to exist since...
Reformation Day Is Approaching: How Will You Celebrate?

Reformation Day Is Approaching: How Will You Celebrate?

In a little more than a month we will be celebrating 500 years since Martin Luther published his Ninety-Five Theses, thus splintering Catholicism and giving birth to the Protestant Church. Why is that event so important in history? The Reformation rescued the Gospel...
Truth + Experience = Kisses of God

Truth + Experience = Kisses of God

“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your...
What Does the Presence of Goodness Prove?

What Does the Presence of Goodness Prove?

As we all watched Hurricane Irma strike the western Florida coast, pounding it with high winds, rain, and storm surge, it brought to mind the question many ask in the face of such a disaster: “How can a good God allow such destruction and devastation?” For the atheist...
Whatever Happened to ‘Wretch’

Whatever Happened to ‘Wretch’

“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost” (1 Tim. 1:15). Randy Alcorn tells the story in his book If God is Good of going to speak at a certain place where a woman led...