In Matt 6:19-21 the Lord commanded those who believe in Him to lay up treasure in heaven. But he didn’t just give the command. He explained why it makes a […]

A Roman Catholic once told me he believed that salvation was by grace, because doing good works is only possible because God makes it possible. God is the ground of […]

Many well-meaning Christians are not well taught on this supremely important and practical subject. A common phrase heard in Christendom (and sadly even by supposedly evangelical Christians) is “I’m a […]

On Sunday, February 27, 2017 I completed my sixth marathon. It was the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth. 26.2 miles. I completed my first in 1998. I racewalk. Due to […]

Have you ever heard of a “Word fast”? It’s when you cut out TV, movies, newspapers, radio, and every other kind of teaching from your life, and just read the […]

originally published in the November/December 1998 edition of Grace in Focus Luke 15 is the classic NT chapter on repentance. Here, if anywhere, we should meet the fundamental teaching on […]

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the […]

Today I received an email from a friend. He gave me a link to an article entitled, “When Assurance of Salvation Is Fleeting.”[i] It was a Feb 15, 2017 blog […]

Today, the society we live in is bombarded with polling data as if to prove that the majority is always right. Often, the polling data in elections doesn’t accurately predict […]

Imagine someone came to you and said you could be saved if you bench pressed 750 lbs, but you only had one chance to do it. Could you? You might […]