Devotional

Matthew 10 reveals Jesus’ confronting and intimidating plan for growing his Kingdom. As he commissions his disciples for a short-term mission in Israel, he commissions his entire church for its [...]

We usually receive presents on two birthdays each year—our own and Jesus Christ’s. Leading up to Jesus’ birthday, presents are often placed under a Christmas tree in the family room and we enjoy [...]

We don’t like to memorize stuff. We find it dull, painful, and pointless. Most of us would rather go to the dentist than spend 15 minutes working on memorizing something. Honestly, did any of you [...]

Does heaven exist? If it does, what it is like and how can we get there? Even among Christians, there seems to be uncertainty about the answers to these questions. And a general lack of biblical [...]

I have on occasions heard Christians tell non-Christians that in order to be saved they must be “born again”. This has always seemed to me to be a rather unhelpful thing to say to someone who [...]

Over the centuries Christians have used various terms to express their conviction that the Bible is the word of God and is therefore the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Below [...]

When our first son was little but “getting bigger” we used to sing “Jesus Loves Me” to him. When we came to the line, “I am weak but he is strong”, our boy would protest, “No I’m not!” Confidence [...]

Summertime is snaketime in Australia. The reptiles become active—and dangerous!—as the weather warms up. Mulga, tiger, dugite, taipan, death adder—these are some of our better known venomous [...]

I was sitting in prison with six other men. We were gathered around a table and we each had a mug of mud-tasting coffee and an open Bible. I was the only one not dressed in a prison uniform, the [...]

When thinking about euthanasia* recently I found myself also thinking about the samurai of ancient Japan. In particular, my thoughts turned to a book titled Hagakure (“hidden leaves”) written in [...]