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September 2026

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...

August 2026

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...

July 2026

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,...

October 2025

October 16, 2025

Are You Weary in Life’s Race?

Life in this world—the way it is now and the way we are now—can be...

July 2025

July 24, 2025

How Focusing on Heaven Energizes Your Life

This short video was filmed by Desiring God several years ago, but the message of...

June 2024

June 24, 2024

God’s Heart for the Elderly and Infirm

One of the many problems facing Western society is that we worship youth and make...

May 2024

May 16, 2024

What Does It Mean to Live for the Line, Not the Dot?

We can think of our lives in terms of a dot and a line, signifying...

February 2024

February 15, 2024

When Your Life Is Forgotten on Earth, God Will Remember

Our lives are so brief, they may seem like pebbles dropped in a pond. They...

August 2023

August 07, 2023

Your Invitation to the Good Life—the Only Life Worth Living

Chances are, you want “the good life.” And even if you’re not quite sure how...

April 2023

April 10, 2023

We Are Thirsty for News of Heaven

In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore....

January 2023

January 11, 2023

The Best Is Still Yet to Be

Emmanuel Ndikumana was nineteen years old when he heard that a group of young men...

December 2022

December 15, 2022

Rejoicing Is Rooted in Our God, Not Our Circumstances

Rejoicing always in the Lord (see Philippians 4:4) may seem unrealistic at times. But we...

October 2022

October 13, 2022

Sharing the Gospel, Living a Generous Life: My Interview with Scott Linebrink

I enjoyed talking with Scott Linebrink on his podcast, Get in the Game, about sharing the...

August 2022

August 22, 2022

Will Our Life’s Work Continue in Heaven?

Because there will be continuity from the old Earth to the new, it’s possible we’ll...

August 18, 2022

There’s a Fierce Spiritual Battle at the Heart of Abortion

As should be obvious from the intensity of the outcries to the Supreme Court decision...

May 2022

May 28, 2022

Nanci’s Memorial Service and Life Story

Nanci’s memorial service was two weeks ago. Thank you so much to everyone who has...

May 16, 2022

Conflict with a Purpose

It may seem strange to say this—I usually don’t look for comfort from my own...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

How Should We Live Today in Light of Heaven?

We’re told that we are aliens and strangers in this world, and should be longing...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Finding Happiness in Christ Is Not Automatic

The book of Nehemiah records God’s sovereign plan to rebuild Jerusalem. Yet it repeatedly shows...

February 24, 2022

How Important Is It for Believers to Be Debt Free?

I’m encouraged when I see believers focused on getting out of debt. My book Money, Possessions...

October 2021

October 25, 2021

Does “Breath of Life” in Scripture Mean an Unborn Child Isn’t Human Until They’re Born and Breathing?

I read someone’s argument on social media that “Human life occurs at the moment God...

October 18, 2021

The Resurrection Means We Will Never Pass Our Physical Peaks

In our society many people look to cosmetic surgeries, implants, and other methods to remodel...

July 2021

July 24, 2021

Thirteen Years Later, Alex and Brett Harris on How God Has Used Hard Things in Their Lives

Incredibly, it was thirteen years ago that I first shared about Alex and Brett Harris’s excellent book Do...

March 2021

March 06, 2021

Six Considerations Before You Share on Social Media

Last year I did a series of blogs on what Scripture has to say about the power...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

The Stand That Saved a Child’s Life

In response to my blog post Is It Judgmental and Unloving to Believe That Abortion Is...

January 21, 2021

Isn’t It Cruel to Force a Woman to Keep a Child She Can’t Afford to Raise, or to Give up a Baby for Adoption?

Despite their emphasis on choice, the pro-choice movement leaves many women feeling that they have...

October 2020

October 12, 2020

Does It Matter How We Spend Our Free Time?

We have to look at our lives as a window of opportunity, because none of...

September 2020

September 07, 2020

A Parable of Two Seas

Jesus said, “The one who believes in me...will have streams of living water flow from...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

The Slippery Slope of Euthanasia Continues in the Netherlands

Two and a half decades ago I joined others, including many physicians, in expending a...

August 01, 2020

A Tribute and Letter to J. I. Packer, Now with His Lord Jesus

Two weeks ago, J. I. Packer, one of my favorite writers and favorite people, went...

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