Speaking on Luke 9:28-43, Steven R. Martins challenges us to not settle for less when it concerns our knowledge of God. Peter thought he knew Jesus well enough, until he committed a fatal error at the Mount of Transfiguration.
What can we learn from the reign of King Josiah? In what ways does our daily worship expression to God need to be reformed?
Some Christian authors attempt to deduce that the Flood account was an exaggeration, and that it was only an isolated flood that affected the valley of Mesopotamia. We have it quite clear, however, that the biblical text does not permit such suspicions.
A skeptic happens to ask you about the veracity of the account of the global deluge and the Ark of Noah, when all you want to do is just share the gospel. How would you respond?
We give thanks because God is near. He is not a God that is distant. He is not a God that is far off. He is not a God made of human hands.
Jesus could have chosen the religious and political elites to advance His kingdom, instead, He chose ordinary men like you and me.
Not since the 1918 Spanish flu has there been such a disruption to our everyday lives like that which we are experiencing with COVID-19.
How are we to understand Islam in the Western world today? How has it manifested itself throughout its history? How can it be compared at a worldview level with Christianity?
Paul presupposes that Christians are wise people, in contrast to the folly of the world, and as such, Christ-followers are to make the most of their time, discerning the will of God for their lives.
The church must pray for the healing and comfort of those afflicted, and for the protection of those not yet touched by the epidemic, as well as demonstrating sympathy with actions of charity and compassion as an important Christian virtue.