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February 2018

February 01, 2018

Will Those Who Dislike Cities Find Themselves at Home in the New Jerusalem?

Scripture describes Heaven as both a country (Luke 19:12; Hebrews 11:14-16) and a city (Hebrews 12:22; 13:14; Revelation...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

The Beauty of Choosing Life After a Difficult Prenatal Diagnosis

A couple attending a Sunday school class I was teaching years ago at my church...

January 25, 2018

Luis Palau and Sons Sharing His Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis and Continued Trust in Jesus

Luis Palau is an international Christian evangelist and the founder of the Luis Palau Evangelical Association,...

January 22, 2018

How Pastors Can Model and Teach What God’s Word Says About Financial Stewardship

How we manage God’s money is a central biblical subject of extreme importance. Hence, financial...

January 18, 2018

My Writing Process, Advice for Aspiring Authors, and Answers to Other Questions about Writing

The following are questions about writing I answered a few months ago for an article...

January 15, 2018

Meet Orville Rogers, 100-Year-Old Jesus Follower, Generous Giver, and Athlete

One of the great highlights of the illumiNations event I attended last year was talking with Orville...

January 11, 2018

Lessons from the Book of Job

Through Job's story, God offers paradigm-shifting insights to face suffering. In the first chapter, the...

January 08, 2018

Constant Explanations from God Wouldn’t Allow for Our Faith or Trust

Sometimes we make the foolish assumption that our heavenly Father has no right to insist...

January 04, 2018

Tim Keller on a Biblical View of Friendship

Some of us are facing difficult times right now. (And any who aren’t will at...

January 01, 2018

Planning Your New Year and Making God’s Word a Priority

As we start this New Year, let’s remember that there is no substitute for time...

December 2017

December 29, 2017

Star Wars Movies Are Fun, Just Remember They Sometimes Contradict a Biblical Worldview

Star Wars is fun to watch but a very poor place to get your theology!

December 25, 2017

Good News of Great Joy: Listen to the Christmas Story from Luke 2

Recently I was filmed reading from Luke 2:1–21 for a video for our home church, Good Shepherd...

December 22, 2017

When Your Pain Makes It Hard to Say “It Is Well with My Soul”

Shauna Hernandez is a vital and beloved member of our team at EPM, where her...

December 18, 2017

What’s So Good about the Good News?

The angel’s message to the shepherds at the birth of Jesus condenses the gospel to...

December 14, 2017

Abba, Father: What Having God as My Heavenly Father Means to Me

I grew up with a father who slept at home, but generally wasn’t there for me...

December 11, 2017

Open Your Eyes to All the Gifts God Has Given You This Christmas

Sometimes focusing on God’s “big miracles”—like curing cancer and making brain tumors disappear—causes us to...

December 07, 2017

One Man’s Story of Faithfully Loving His Wife Through Early Onset Dementia

Six years ago, a neurologist gave Debbie Echternach, then age 56, a diagnosis no one...

December 04, 2017

The Courage to Share Jesus

Jesus did the hard work of redemption. He calls us to do our part: sharing...

December 01, 2017

Light Has Dawned: Reflections at Christmastime on the Light of Jesus

One day I got a late start on a bike ride and went too far....

November 2017

November 27, 2017

The Incredible Museum of the Bible, Now Open in Washington, D.C.

Last month when Nanci and I were in Washington, D.C., we had the opportunity to...

November 22, 2017

Let Us Bless His Name, This Thanksgiving and All Year Round

Happy Thanksgiving to every reader, American and people of all nations.

November 20, 2017

Baptism: a Step of Obedience and a Public Profession

Here are some video reflections on baptism from NFL linebacker Demario Davis: Randy again: Just before ascending,...

November 16, 2017

Why the Coming Resurrection Frees You from the Bucket List Mentality

A bucket list is entirely understandable for people who believe that this is the only...

November 13, 2017

God’s Offer of Forgiveness and Freedom

Here are some great thoughts about salvation, forgiveness, and repentance from NFL special teams standout Matthew...

November 09, 2017

“I Felt My Soul Rejoice”: The Christ-Centered Happiness of David Brainerd

David Brainerd (1718–1747) served as a missionary to the Delaware Indians of New Jersey. He...

November 06, 2017

A Message of Appreciation to Joni Eareckson Tada, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Her Life-Altering Accident

In 1967, 50 years ago, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic at...

November 02, 2017

He Suffers With Us

Many people imagine that though God once suffered on the cross, He’s remote and distant...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

The Daily Refreshment of God’s Word

Today’s blog is excerpted from a five-day devotional I wrote for Sports Spectrum, available on YouVersion....

October 26, 2017

Should Christians Avoid Business or Personal Connections with the Marijuana Industry?

Here's my opinion about doing work that would either directly or indirectly facilitate the legal...

October 23, 2017

God’s Revealed Truth Is Something We Discover, Not Invent

I know some people, including a few old friends, who say they are still following...

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