“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”…

Revelation 4 is the transition point between the letters that are sent to the churches in chapters 2 to 4, and the later and more purely apocalyptic section of the book. Here John is transported to see a vision of heaven, and the place of God there.…

“Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.…

“And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.” But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.” (Mt 9:30–31)

Why didn’t Jesus want His miracles publicized? One of my favorite systematic theologians, Van Mastricht, on page 356 of his fourth volume, gives five answers to the question.…

“Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.…

Several weeks ago, an enormous Christian conference was held in Ogden, Utah, put on by Brian Sauve, Eric Conn, and New Christendom Press. After the conference, word got out that one of the accepted and actively involved vendors was Antelope Hill Publishing, a publisher who, under the guise of “historical preservation,” not only prints Nazi treatises by Hitler and Goebels, but vile, white ethno-centrist literature that teaches white dominion over blacks and blasts racial inter-marriage.…

For several reasons, ranging from our hostile contemporary context to my biblical-theological readings of Scripture, family discipleship and faithfulness is one of the key foci of my ministry. I mentioned Sunday, as our passage contained in it that notable statement from Joshua, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Josh 24:15), a triad for building faithfulness in your family.…

““All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.” (1 Co 6:12)

““All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.…

““Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places.” (Le 23:3)

How the Old Testament Sabbath command is to followed, kept, or regarded, is a matter of significant debate among Christians.…