It’s the time of year when we reflect on the wonder of Christ’s Incarnation and the glory of God. As the song says, in many ways it IS the most wonderful time of the year. It’s also the time when well-meaning Christians sometimes get a little theological B.O. (we believe rightly but we stink about [...]

The horrific tragedy in Newtown, CT, this past Friday will be on the minds of many for some time. It will be hard for me to pass an elementary school and not think of the 20 children gunned down through no fault of their own, and of the adults who died, some in attempts to [...]

In July 1886 famed evangelist DL Moody assembled the Northfield Conference at Mount Herman School in which 251 studentsa from 89 colleges and universities attended, all of whom had committed their lives to foreign missions. Following this in 1888 the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions was officially adopted as the name of a now-obvious [...]

The Christmas season offers so much joy: the music, the movies, the stories, and of course THE Story.  But it also brings its share of stress. I just looked at my calendar and thought to myself: just how many different events can we cram into one three week period in the name of Christmas? I [...]

Typically I avoid devotional books. I prefer reading the Scriptures more than a man’s devotional thoughts on the Scripture. As a young seminarian earning my PhD I came to realize my passion for and calling to teach. If God gives you a yearning for something for His fame you do not have to sit around [...]