How do we recognise faith in trying times? When someone is living by faith in God, there are clear proofs you will observe in his or her life. There will be evidence of (1) Repentance from sin and refusal to…
Man Shall Not Live on the New Testament Alone
What do Christians do with the Old Testament, with its weird laws, brutal violence, and unpredictable God? Some are confused by it, some are afraid of it, and some simply ignore it. Our confusion, fear, and avoidance of the Old…
Reaching a New Generation with the Bible
We can no longer depend on methods that worked 20 years ago. The year was 1998. “This,” the camp speaker said, holding up a large black Bible, “is the Word of God. Now, say it with me: Word of God.”…
How We Read the Bible Rightly and Get It Wrong
Let’s show mercy to those who ‘misinterpret’ Jeremiah 29:11 and other favorite verses. Imagine yourself as a seminary student. Now imagine yourself as a young, male seminary student with a semi-educated, somewhat emotional, faithful churchgoing but biblically untrained mother-in-law. You…