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October 2026

October 15, 2026

What Will We Be Able to do on the New Earth?

The term perfect is often misused when it describes our state in Heaven. I’ve heard...

October 12, 2026

The Significance of Leaves for Healing on the New Earth

The prophet Ezekiel shares this picture of what’s coming in the renovated world that awaits...

October 08, 2026

Why Free Will and God’s Sovereignty is Worth Discussing

What good can come from studying the mysterious and sometimes upsetting subject of God’s sovereignty...

October 05, 2026

What Unique Platform Has God Given You to Glorify Him?

If you are working a “secular” job, you are not second class in God’s Kingdom....

October 01, 2026

God Measures Success as Faithfulness

Is it wrong to want to be successful? Not necessarily. Success can be good, if...

September 2026

September 28, 2026

Why Is Saying Goodbye to a Pet So Painful?

A reader wrote our ministry to share her pain over putting down her elderly dog,...

September 24, 2026

Why Tell the Truth?

Honored historians plagiarize. Politicians invent war records. Coaches embellish résumés. Employees call in sick when...

September 21, 2026

What Will It Be Like to Cross from This Life to the Next?

I’ve recommended before Robert Wolgemuth’s excellent book Finish Line: Dispelling Fear, Finding Peace, and Preparing for...

September 17, 2026

Will We Regain Lost Relational Opportunities in Heaven?

Do you have family and friends you wish you could spend more time with? In...

September 14, 2026

Does Scripture Tell Us That Animals Worship God?

In Revelation 5:8-10, Heaven’s four worshiping animals (usually translated as “living creatures”) fall down before...

September 10, 2026

How Can We Be Ready to Meet the Lord?

A reader asked me, “I often hear the saying ‘I want to be ready to...

September 07, 2026

Is Good Stewardship Compatible with Taking Vacations?

By God’s grace, Nanci and I found we could give away my book royalties and...

September 03, 2026

God’s Children Really Will Live Happily Ever After

In The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis paints a beautiful picture of the New Earth in...

August 2026

August 31, 2026

Our Family’s Life-Changing Missions Trip

In 1988, I was on staff as a missions pastor at our church. Nanci and...

August 27, 2026

The Call to Pursue Purity and Faithfulness to Christ

A few weeks ago, I posted this on my Facebook page: In recent years, many...

August 27, 2026

What about Pet Idolatry?

I’ve been asked if in All God’s Creatures I address the issue of people idolizing...

August 24, 2026

How to Live Simply and Give Generously

“Live simply that others may simply live.” This well-known phrase challenges us to evaluate how we...

August 20, 2026

If We Don’t Speak for the Unborn, Who Will?

In 1977, I became one of two co-pastors of a rapidly growing new church near...

August 06, 2026

Will You Choose to Trust God with Your Life Today?

In her book Choosing Gratitude, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth shares a pledge written by a Bible teacher...

August 03, 2026

The Secret of Joyful Giving

A week ago yesterday, I spoke at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia, led by...

July 2026

July 30, 2026

4 Right Responses to Times of Suffering

When suffering and evil come our way, they’ll exert a force that either pushes us...

July 23, 2026

Experiencing Your Identity in Christ

Just because God has made us righteous and guiltless in Christ doesn’t mean we automatically...

July 20, 2026

The Stranger: A Short Film about Humility

Doug Nichols is the former head of Action International Ministries, and now in his 80s,...

July 16, 2026

Should Animals Matter to Christians?

To answer the question, “Should animals matter to us?” we must start with a more...

July 13, 2026

AI, Ghostwriting, and the Ethics of Book Writing

In my last blog, I shared some resources to help us evaluate whether we’re using...

July 09, 2026

How Can We Utilize AI in a Way That Honors Christ?

For better or worse—and there is plenty of both—artificial intelligence is here to stay. I’ve...

July 02, 2026

If Christians Shouldn’t Be Happy, Who Should Be?

G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) has been widely credited with saying, “Jesus promised His disciples three...

June 2026

June 29, 2026

One Day, God Will Wipe away His People’s Tears

The movie Slumdog Millionaire, despite the controversies surrounding it, won eight 2009 Academy Awards and...

June 25, 2026

Self-Obsession Is a Formula for Unhappiness

On the first day of a vacation, I received a phone call that marked the...

June 22, 2026

Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

Having been raised with no knowledge of God, part of what drew me to Christ...

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