Too Good To Be True: Christ Died For Sin

Too Good To Be True: Christ Died For Sin

In a previous blog, I called attention to the fact the Gospel, with its central claim that God became a human being, is among those things often said to be “too good to be true.” In this second blog in the series, we continue to present another primary Gospel theme...
Blessed Is He Who Reads

Blessed Is He Who Reads

One of the joys of teaching the Scriptures for over forty years has been those times when I have taught the book of Revelation to a particular church or group of saints. Indeed, to this day, Revelation is the most requested series in our library. People continue to...
Too Good To Be True: The Man Christ Jesus

Too Good To Be True: The Man Christ Jesus

Most of us are familiar with the saying, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.” We all know how this applies from personal experience with advertisers. I recently received a fake check for one million dollars which I was told I could cash upon supplying the...
Why Legalism Won’t Tame Lust

Why Legalism Won’t Tame Lust

Pope Francis finally admitted the Catholic Church’s problem with priests who abuse children and others. This problem has surfaced over many years, but the Pope finally took responsibility for the failure of the Church to protect the innocent. To say it was long...
Itching Ears

Itching Ears

Twin letters penned by the Apostle Paul to Timothy, his young son in the faith, are commonly referred to as pastoral letters. They contain pastoral instruction for a young leader, written by a seasoned veteran who is about to depart this earth (see II Timothy 4:6)....
Maintaining the Unity

Maintaining the Unity

Reflections on an Escatological Lovefest I spent last weekend attending and participating in a unique gathering of leaders in Minneapolis. It convened to share differing views of Eschatology: the study of last things. A friend of mine called these leaders together,...