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October 27, 2025

For Those Who Love Jesus, Death Is a Temporary Separation

While my book Heaven centers on the New Earth, the eternal Heaven, we often receive questions about what...

March 2023

March 06, 2023

Does the Bible Really Speak of Us Having “Glory” Someday?

I was recently asked this great question: The word “glory” keeps coming up in my...

September 2022

September 29, 2022

What Is Eternity-Minded Stewardship?

Concerning money and possessions, the Bible is sometimes extreme, sometimes shocking. When we come to...

March 2022

March 03, 2022

Pray for the Precious People of Ukraine (and Russia), Traumatized by War

“When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.”...

December 2021

December 23, 2021

Words That Take You Back in Time

Have you ever come across something, or been given something, whether a photo or recording...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

“Please Continue to Pray”: An Update on Christian Persecution in Nigeria

Two weeks ago I shared a firsthand account of the persecution of Nigerian Christians from my friend...

September 06, 2021

A First-Hand Account of Persecuted Believers in Nigeria: “Everybody Lives in Fear All the Time, Day or Night”

About forty years ago, my Nigerian friend Samuel Kunhiyop and I were talking in my...

September 02, 2021

“Jesus Is Literally All They Have Left”: The Situation in Afghanistan, and Ways to Pray and Help

The following informative Q&A comes from a source inside Afghanistan who cannot be identified for...

May 2021

May 13, 2021

Do the Old Testament Promises of Prosperity Apply to God’s People Today?

In some circles, the abundant life Jesus promised His followers has been confused with material...

March 2021

March 11, 2021

Common Christian Myths About Happiness

Puritan preacher Thomas Brooks said, “God is the author of all true happiness; he is...

November 2020

November 02, 2020

What Is the Purpose of Spiritual Gifts, and How Do You Discover Yours?

I was asked to share some thoughts on 1 Peter 4:10-11 for a study series for my...

June 2020

June 15, 2020

Amazing Grace Sung by Believers from 50 Different Countries, United by Jesus

I have sometimes envisioned what it will mean for every tribe, nation, and language to...

April 2020

April 02, 2020

What Christ’s Followers Need to Know, Be, and Do in Difficult Times

I was asked a few days ago three questions related to our finances and needed...

March 2020

March 23, 2020

Romans 8:28 May Be Often-Quoted and Even Misused, But May We Never Grow Tired of Its Precious Truth

Is it possible to overuse a verse of Scripture? Certainly it is easy to misuse...

January 2020

January 06, 2020

Suicide, Heaven, and Jesus—the Final Answer to Our Sorrow

Since it made national headlines, many of those both inside and outside the church are...

August 2019

August 01, 2019

Spiritual Warfare, and Times I’ve Sensed the Presence of Demons and Righteous Angels

The warfare against demonic powers depicted in Scripture is very real. But though unrighteous angels...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

The Benefits and Pitfalls of Multilevel Marketing in the Christian Community

Hundreds of thousands of Christians have at one time or another been part of multilevel...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

How Should We Approach Debt?

One hundred years ago, debt was regarded as an earned privilege for the few. Now...

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