With all your heart

Let’s spend some time in one of the most quoted passages in the Bible. Proverbs 3:5-6 says: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Trust…

How were the books in the New Testament chosen?

News articles attacking the accuracy and authenticity of the Bible are nothing new. Their purpose is to weaken the faith of those who believe the Bible to be the written revelation of God to His people. These articles are often written by…

Popular Culture, Nudity and the Christian

Recently a young woman posed the following question to Pastor John Piper: “Pastor John, do you believe there is a difference between film nudity versus pornography? I know many Christians who are against porn, but they have no issue watching…

Tolkien’s Hobbit and The Journey of The Christian Life

If you are a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien as well as a believer, you will appreciate this short video by Professor Devin Brown of Asbury University. In this short video (less than 4 minutes) Dr. Brown discusses “The Hobbit” and how Bilbo’s adventures…

China or Chinet?

Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? (Romans 9:21) Do you ever find yourself wishing you could do great things for God? Do you feel sometimes that the…