In a recent blog about the broken-record approach to evangelism, I said that “the truth of God’s Word will win out to anyone who is open.” I then received […]

  I received the question that is the title of this article from a blog reader. He indicated he leans toward Open Theism. After I responded to that, he asked, […]

Someone asked whether we should practice altar calls. It’s a question I’ve asked myself, especially since starting to pastor a new Baptist church plant. Do I continue the tradition of […]

I recently received this email question: How do you interpret Matthew 7:21? This has always been a stumbling block for me. If I had a nickel for every time I’d […]

At first glance, Ruth seems to be a very personal story about a struggling widow and her daughter-in-law trying to survive in the world. It’s a relatable story, about real […]

A friend who is near ninety called me the other day to talk about Simon the magician in Acts 8. My friend said, “He was really born again, wasn’t he? […]

Who’s in charge? When the world is falling apart, who’s in charge? When the government is hopelessly corrupt, the religious leaders are little more than hypocrites, and the kids are […]

I recently responded to a question about whether the broken record approach can be turned against us. The questioner asked if a person we were witnessing to might just keep […]

I hadn’t given this passage much thought in the past. Then I got an email asking who hunts souls and what that is talking about. Ezekiel 13:18-23 talks about false […]

Bible Study Fellowship has been going through the book of Romans. They are currently in Romans 9-11, and they are taking a very Calvinistic position. I’m told they have taken […]