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Sometime during my upper teen years, I read the journal of David Brainerd (1718-1747), and like so many people before me was deeply influenced by...

I recently turned 60. (I know, I don’t look a day over 65!) Trudi wanted to craft a special gift for my birthday. What a wonderful gift she...

One difficult lesson I have learned in apologetics and evangelism is to identify the question beneath the question. To be honest, I have spent...

And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as...

Juntándose una gran multitud, y los que de cada ciudad venían a él, les dijo por parábola: « El sembrador salió a sembrar su semilla; y mientras...

Certain biblical themes are increasingly becoming political — at least in many people’s minds. But keep in mind that all six of the biblical themes...

I love having conversations with people who see the world differently than me. If we treat people with kindness, charity and show a genuine...

Why didn't Saul of Tarsus find the evidence for the Resurrection convincing?

One of my favorite documents from the early church is “To Diognetus,” written sometime in the second century. We don’t know the identity of the...

While working on the first draft of Knowledge for the Love of God, I didn’t have a contract. Idiosyncratically, I don’t like to sign a contract...

Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very...

Esfuérzate y sé valiente; porque tú repartirás a este pueblo por heredad la tierra de la cual juré a sus padres que la daría a ellos. Solamente...

Do you want to make a lasting impact in the lives of other people? What is the best strategy to do this? It's simple. Ask questions. That's what...

How do you understand the I AM name for God in relation to your views on time and eternity?

We live in an angry and divided culture. This is true for politics, ethical issues, religion, and even sports. As a result, many people fear...

We need to talk about the human heart. Confusion abounds. Perhaps we should start with the Scriptures. The Hebrew word rendered ‘heart’ in English...

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of...

Porque la palabra de Dios es viva y eficaz, y más cortante que toda espada de dos filos; y penetra hasta partir el alma y el espíritu, las...

When I first started to learn how to pray on my own, I thought that I had to kneel when I prayed. Most of the people I had read about who were...

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the...

"Cualquiera, pues, que me oye estas palabras, y las hace, le compararé a un hombre prudente, que edificó su casa sobre la roca. Descendió lluvia,...

Of all the things I have ever written, there are three consecutive paragraphs I once wrote that seem to have offended more people than anything...

Your question is not about Jesus’ ability to sin, but about his conscious knowledge: “Was Jesus aware that he could not sin?” Your answer, “Yes, he knows that he could not sin,” does not actually address the question. The question was not whether Jesus knew that he could not sin, but whether he was aware that he could not sin.

God’s control of the future is first revealed when Daniel 1:2 states that “the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his [Nebuchadnezzar’s] power.”

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear...