Do you despise God?

Do you despise God?

Do you despise God? I imagine that most people confronted with this question would answer negatively. Relatively few would be so bold as to admit that they despise God. They may not believe in God. They may not fully submit to God. They may not think much about God....
Are you afraid?

Are you afraid?

In preparation for a particular study I was doing recently, I found myself reading John Calvin on 2 Peter 2. In that chapter, the apostle writes of the character of false teachers, and pulls few punches in doing so. In v. 10, he writes of the fact that the false...
The day God obeyed

The day God obeyed

There is a song that I learned in Sunday school, which I still occasionally sing to myself and which expresses a great truth. The song is called “Obedience,” and its lyrics go, in part: Obedience is the very best way to show that you believe: Doing exactly what the...
Santa Claus is coming to town

Santa Claus is coming to town

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. So claimed Edward Pola and George Wyle in their 1963 Christmas song. This is probably, at least experientially speaking, an accurate claim. At Christmastime, people seem friendlier, the roads are quieter, entertainment options...
Of misunderstanding, misrepresentation and Mary

Of misunderstanding, misrepresentation and Mary

I have a high school friend who is Roman Catholic. He wasn’t raised Catholic, but converted to Catholicism from a Protestant background some years back. I have had a good many electronic discussions with him regarding our differences in theology, and one of his most...
The altar of convenience

The altar of convenience

An article appearing in London’s The Telegraph quotes a Church of England representative as saying that Sunday morning worship has become “inconvenient” for Christians. While “many people still crave quiet reflection,” he says, they are “seeking out less ‘pressurised’...