By John Wells Recently I read all of Paul’s letters in one sitting. I highly recommend you do so at least once. Surprisingly, it took me less than a minute. The previous night I read about Jesus walking on water, how…
Continue ReadingArticle originally by Aubrey Coleman, The Gospel Coalition Last summer at a book club I held in my home, women in my church from different stages of life met to read and discuss a Christian book together. This group typically…
Continue ReadingWe’ve all heard that the choice and purchase of a home is one of the most significant decisions a person will ever make. In this temporal world that may be true. However, choosing where you and your children will learn…
Continue ReadingABSTRACT: Speaking in tongues potentially includes three subcategories: (1) known language; (2) unknown language; and (3) language-like utterance—an utterance consists of language-like sounds but does not belong to any actual human language. Category (3) occurs today in charismatic circles. Given…
Continue ReadingAlthough the Bible warns us of attitudes and activities to stay away from, how seriously do most Christians follow biblical counsel? God’s cautions are for our good, and ignoring His guidance and commands opens us up to being misled. To…
Continue ReadingThis condition is repentance, the recognition of harm done and the desire to resolve it, no matter what or who is at fault. In Matthew 18 we see examples of what we are to do when we have sinned against…
Continue ReadingFollow me, and I will make you fishers of men* Matthew 4:19*Anthropoi, this Greek word is used to refer to both men and women. There is no doubt in my mind that when the Gospel of Jesus, according to Matthew…
Continue ReadingRepent. This is one of the first commands the Lord gives us in His ministry. This is also one of the first commands we will be sharing as we continue the challenge we offered out to our followers. From that…
Continue ReadingWe need to make some important distinctions about the biblical meaning of “fearing” God. These distinctions can be helpful, but they can also be a little dangerous. When Luther struggled with that, he made this distinction, which has since become…
Continue ReadingFaithful preaching is expositional, which means that it explains a biblical text in its context and applies the text to the hearers. There have been times, however, when I’ve heard expositional preaching that makes little or no mention of the…
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