When I was growing up, my cousins lived on a small farm. One summer we went to visit them on their farm, and they had a pig they had been […]
I knew a young woman who started dating a guy and—within weeks if not days—she got his name tattooed on her leg. You can guess where this is going. Yeah, […]
What did Jesus’ death accomplish? Probably the most common answer from someone who attends any evangelical church is something along the lines of “Jesus’ death paid the price for my […]
July 4, 2026 I was born an American but in a foreign land. My parents were missionaries in the 1950s and 60s and our whole family came to love their […]
Beyond doubt, in the annals of history, something profoundly different happened on July 4th, 250 years ago. When the 56 colonial delegates united their signatures to that piece of parchment, […]
Every week in our churches, we take the bread, and we drink the cup. It is a quiet, familiar moment. Depending on the week, we might feel it deeply, or […]
With a survey of various contemporary end-times views now attempted, our focus shifts to an overview of the key introductory issues the book of Revelation presents. Those issues include author, […]
Friendship is often overlooked in our culture, but in my opinion, it’s one of the most important relationships we can have because it is chosen. Family is often put on […]
I grew up in a suburban middle-class neighborhood where there wasn’t much drama or danger, relatively speaking. After school, neighborhood friends were talking about a guy who tattooed himself with […]
Here Be Monsters Denizens of social media have, by now, probably all been exposed to the latest extraterrestrial rumor cycle. Grainy footage. Breathless headlines. Government file releases. Podcasts with ominous […]
When I look at the cross of Jesus, I often forget that Jesus wasn’t crucified alone; He was crucified with two criminals. While the focus of the crucifixion narrated in […]
The 80-year-old elder met me at the door and said, “I just have to say…” and I braced myself. That’s not usually the start to a good sentence. But when […]
