Suffering for Christ Leads to Glory

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I have a pastor friend who has tattoos on each wrist. On one wrist he has the Greek word pathēma, which means suffering. On his other wrist he has the Greek word doxa, which means glory. I asked him about those tattoos. He told me they remind him that the degree to which he will
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Reactive vs. Proactive

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By Shawn Lazar A few months ago I was contemplating advertising in Charisma, the flagship magazine for the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement. Usually, that wouldn’t be the first venue to come to mind. But in this case, I thought it was appropriate. Bob had just published A Gospel of Doubt: The Legacy of John MacArthur’s
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Kidney Stones and Running

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by Bob Wilkin In my mid-forties I took up running again. I had run competitively (400m and 800m) in high school and college. Now I tried master’s track. I ran the 100 and 200. But I kept pulling my hamstring in the 200. So I tried the 400, 800, and 1500 meter runs. Then I
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Will God Be Merciful?

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by Shawn Lazar Many Christians say they believe in God’s mercy, but the truth is they really don’t. In fact, the mercy they’re expecting from God is the exact opposite of the mercy God offered to give. Why would I say that? Most Christians don’t believe in God’s mercy, because most believe in some form
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Will All be Equal in the Kingdom of God?

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by Ken Yates When most Christians think of the Kingdom of God, they think that it will be a place where everyone is equal. It will be kind of like a communist utopia. In their view, the ideas of communism, where everyone is on equal footing, will be realized because Jesus Christ will be ruling
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Enduring the Climb

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by Bob Wilkin In the summer after eighth grade I went on a six-week bus trip around the United States with 35 other boys from my club. In addition there were nine men who supervised us. We camped out each night. Each morning started out with a two-mile run led by one of the leaders.
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Nike Christians

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by Zane Hodges No earthly banquet was ever so splendid. No roster of assembled guests was ever so impressive. The coheirs of King Jesus are the elite of human history. To be numbered among them is the highest honor—and greatest victory!—which any man or woman can achieve. But what is it that really makes an
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Does God Judge Nations?

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by Ken Yates In my last blog I discussed Luke 12:54ff and how Jesus told the nation of Israel in His day that if they looked around they would be able to see that judgment was coming. He was speaking of the coming judgment of AD 70. That judgment was coming because of their sin.
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