In a fallen world, the truth of the gospel will in some way or another always be in tension with at least some of…

The story does what no theorem can quite do. It may not be ‘like real life’ in the superficial sense, but it sets before…

On my way to a walk along a creek near our home, I stopped to talk with some neighbors who were sitting on their…

Imagine you are sitting with some friends—perhaps at work or a coffee shop—and one says he’d like some advice. “Ashley and I have been…

“What has been is what will be and what has been done is what will be done,” the ancient Hebrew poet known as “the…

A story of justice and redemption The title I’ve chosen for this review is the subtitle of the book, Just Mercy I am eagerly…

These words were spoken at the marriage of Madison & Pamela on August 8, 2009 in Durham, NC. Earlier this week I was speaking…

Place yourself in this situation. You have been told you have an illness for which conventional medicine does not have a known or desirable…

A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie, Fireside Edition, 1949. (devotional) Teach us to pray. If this has ever been a desire of…

“Vocation and calling, the editors of Calling in Today’s World note correctly, “are Christian concepts. They do not appear in other religions” (p. xi).…