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The purpose of Lent is a period of time to remember Jesus’ fasting in the wilderness and to remember our need for penitence. I like to use this period of time to develop a spiritual practice that strengthens my faith in Christ.

The more I search the scriptures, the more I find that our God is a God of waiting. He takes His time to accomplish things, whether it be something we're hoping for, a change in an individual's life, or a significant event in history. God is...

Philosopher R. J. Snell notes that such tolerance has become highly intolerant in recent years. In fact, our culture has devolved to the point that it condemns any perspective which represses an individual’s instinctual desires.

Because my dad was a humble and quiet man, I learned mostly by observing his actions. A previous article covered much of what he taught me. Here are three more things I learned from him.

Most believers will tell you that the hardest thing we can do is to wait on God. As we face various trials and difficult situations, waiting on God is the opposite of what we want to do. We want to act! Why wait on God when we see a need before us...

While our culture may focus on leaders and turn a blind eye to followership, the Bible has a lot to say about being a godly follower. Most importantly, the Bible says that being a follower means submitting to your leader.

A Pakistani court has upheld the life sentence of a Christian convicted of blasphemy despite the prosecution's alleged manipulation of evidence and failure to establish his involvement.

A Christian working in a Pakistani hospital was forced to abandon his job after a group of Muslim doctors threatened his life.

Many in our secular culture caricature Christians as weak. Friedrich Nietzsche warned that faith in God would keep us from becoming the “overcomers” we could and should be. Karl Marx taught that religion is the “opiate” of the masses subjugating...

Here are a couple of things to remember when you are ready to ask the Lord for help.

Jesus advised us in the so-called Golden Rule, “Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them” (Matthew 7:12). He also taught us to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39, quoting Leviticus 19:18). Over the years, when I...

In other words, democracy (“the power of the people”) requires that the people be worthy of the power entrusted to them. But the “will to power,” the perennial temptation to “be like God” (Genesis 3:5), is ever with us. And it undermines our...

If you are desperate for "comfort and joy" this Christmas, let me encourage you to limit your sugar intake.

One of the least talked about issues within churches is innovation. There is talk about the importance of evaluating current approaches in light of ongoing effectiveness, and how strategic it is to be willing to embrace new methods, but those...

What do you believe about forgiveness? How does it compare to your interpretations of scripture?

Faith is a gift. If it is a gift, I didn’t do anything to deserve it. Faith begins with God and ends with a life filled with hope and confidence. So why do we struggle to feel like we need “more faith”?