Purchase and Promise
The death of Abraham's wife Sarah is recounted in Genesis 23. For many Bible readers, this is a very strange chapter of the Bible. Although the Lord had blessed him…
First Things First
Many Christians are familiar with Alpha, a program designed to introduce people to Christianity. The title is quite fitting since alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. The…
God Loves Religion
Some time ago, we began to examine the aphorism frequently heard in evangelical circles, "Christianity is not about religion, but about relationship." Religion and Relationship – Why Seek the Living…
Religion and Relationship
There is a very bizarre contemporary trend in some church circles to downplay the fact that Christianity is a religion. Specifically, it's become quite common to hear folks claim that…
This Is My Prayer
"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may able to discern what is best and…
Is God Fair?
There has been a strange trend within evangelical Christianity to extol the unfairness of God. It seems to me that this line of thought has become more prevalent over the…
Confronting the Darkness
In the last blog, we learned how William Wilberforce had given his allegiance to Jesus the King. Heeding the wise advice of his friend John Newton, Wilberforce resolved to honor…
Seeds of Faith Sprouting, Then Smothered
In last week's blog, we began the story of William Wilberforce. Following the death of his father and sister, Wilberforce's mother became incapacitated by grief as well as her own…
The Great Reversal in the Divine Court
On the day before Easter, precisely no one thought Jesus was the Messiah. Even his closest followers like Peter, who had previously declared Jesus to be Israel's anointed king, surely…