It’s easy for people to misunderstand why I left a life of romantic and sexual relationships with women. They string the list of renunciations together like a necklace — no […]

God does not bring good news that downplays or ignores harsh realities. The news He brings is good enough to confront and overcome the worst threats His children face, like death and war and whatever haunts you.

Sooner or later in your life — young people, heads up, old people know this. Sooner or later in your life, pressures and problems become almost overwhelming. • Physical problems […]

Let me tell you a story with a twist. This story really happened to me about 35 years ago. But I’m retelling it as a parable. It really happened, but […]

Be patient in the night of God’s seeming absence. Be patient in the night of God’s seeming absence. “I waited patiently for the Lord” (Psalm 40:1). Where? Where were you […]

When talking about teens and screens — or ‘screenagers’ — we need to get concrete.

Second Timothy 3:15:  “The sacred writings . . . are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” Now notice how wisdom works. It is a […]

It’s one o’clock in the morning, and I’m painting my hallway baseboards. These hyper self-aware words repeat in my head as my hands cut a clean line of white paint […]

We don’t know much about demons. The Bible speaks matter-of-factly of them, but provides little detail about them or their history. And God has good reasons for this, at least […]