The Insatiable Quest for Greatness
Not that long ago, a friend of mine who is planting a church in a major city in the U.S. told me that one of... Read More
The Most Neglected Part of Christ’s Saving Work
In recent years, it has become more commonplace to hear certain theologians emphasize that the ascension and present reign of Christ are the most neglected... Read More
The Crown of Thorns
The crown of thorns was the symbol of the cursed ground out of which man was taken. When Adam rebelled, he rejected God’s reign and... Read More
The Spiritual Stages of a Believer’s Life
1 John 2:12-14 gives us one of the most wonderful prose-like theological structures in Scripture. The Apostle, writing about the benefits that believers have in... Read More
Sing Your Heart Out
Many years ago, I had an employer who was intent on trying to provoke me with a variety of sacrilegious jokes and statements. Having just come back from... Read More
Jesus and the Flaming Sword at the East Gate
There is absolutely nothing arbitrary about the details pertaining to the great works of God recorded in Scripture. From the earliest recorded revelation in the history of... Read More
The Curse Reversed
One of the great keys to understanding the nature of Jesus’ saving work is to understand the nature of the curse pronounced by God on... Read More
A Biblical Theology of the Trees of the Garden
At the outset of the biblical record, two trees stood at the center of God’s covenantal dealing with man–the Tree of the Knowledge of Good... Read More