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“We pray against this stronghold…” Have you ever heard someone utter this line in prayer — or have you uttered it yourself? If you have ever used...

On this day three years ago, I blogged about Psalm 23 from the perspective of ancient Near Eastern studies and my personal battle with the enemy of...

How should Christians respond to insults, hostility and suffering? Given that our culture seems to be moving toward greater division and...

Do movies really affect us? It’s natural to think they affect others, but that we are somehow immune. The facts seem to point otherwise. Let me...

No one can really know God and not serve Him, and no one can adequately serve God without knowing Him. Our knowledge of God or theology always has...

Nadie puede conocer realmente a Dios y no servirlo y nadie puede servir correctamente a Dios sin conocerlo. Nuestro conocimiento de Dios o teología...

What is the meaning of “fall short of the glory of God” (ὑστεροῦνται τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ) in Romans 3:23? (“For all have sinned and fall short of...

Authenticity. Now there’s an important word in our generation. Young people are fed up with fakeness and are sick of sham. Not long ago a youth...

“Your law is my delight.” (Ps. 119:77). Have you ever felt like this verse, or verses like it, mock you? I certainly have felt that way at times....

Two and a half years ago, IVP Academic released my book, Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, into the world. After five years of intense...

Hace dos años y medio, IVP Academic lanzó al mundo mi libro Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters. Tras cinco años de intensa investigación...

“If only God showed me an extraordinary miracle, I would believe.” Really? Are you sure that you would actually start believing in the existence of...

The following is the final post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, The...

Do you remember the “just say no to drugs” campaign waged a number of years ago? (The slogan “just say no” continues to be used in schools across...

The following is the seventh post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, The...

In this post I want to revisit a topic from my previous post “Faithful Wisdom for Significance and Suffering” by expanding on the message of...

What do you think of when you hear the word “comfort”? I think of a flannel shirt I bought twenty years ago (and still sometimes wear!), the world’...

The following is the second post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post,...

A recent article by James Wood recounts his evolution from a fanboy of Tim Keller to a critic. His argument sparked a flurry of responses, both...

The following is the second post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, "The...

I’ve been asked by many alumni and other friends, “So, how’s retirement life going?” Fair question. My answer usually runs along the line of “Well,...

The following is the fourth post in a series of eight posts exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, ...

Progressive Dispensationalism is a pattern of biblical interpretation that focuses — not entirely, but most particularly — on the question of how...

The following is the third post in a series exploring the beauty of gender from a biblical perspective. Read the first post, Gender Matters: Part...

The following is the fourth and final post in a series on how one can respond when experiencing the absence of God. Read the previous post, “ Find...