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May 2026

May 04, 2026

True Happiness Is Only Found in the Last Place People Look

Jonathan Edwards said, “The enjoyment of [God] is the only happiness with which our souls...

August 2023

August 28, 2023

Tell Yourself These Biblical Truths about Suffering

In my book If God Is God, I write about how telling ourselves these truths that God...

March 2023

March 16, 2023

What Can Death Do to Us?

“To die will be an awfully big adventure,” says Peter Pan. But it will be...

January 2023

January 16, 2023

Why Our Subjective Feelings Need God’s Objective Truth

The peace or lack of peace one feels after praying about a decision can be...

December 2021

December 06, 2021

Healing a Pandemic of Disunity: The Love of Christians Is the Gospel’s Greatest Defense

“If an individual Christian does not show love toward other true Christians, the world has...

February 2021

February 04, 2021

Jesus Turns Our Crosses into Crowns: An Update from Joni Eareckson Tada after Fighting COVID

My wife Nanci and I love Joni Eareckson Tada. With her warm-hearted exaltation of God’s...

November 2020

November 05, 2020

Our Sovereign King Is Always on His Throne

Whether you are encouraged or distressed by the results (thus far) of the 2020 election,...

October 2020

October 22, 2020

When Christians Disagree about Beliefs and Actions

Jesus commanded Christians to love one another and told us our love for each other...

July 2020

July 13, 2020

Temporary Darkness, Eternal Light

God is portrayed in Scripture as full of light. He has a bright radiance, seen...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

In Challenging Times, Seek Your Satisfaction in God and His Word

Flight crews routinely announce, “If you’re traveling with a child or someone who requires assistance,...

March 2020

March 19, 2020

God’s People Need an Eternal Perspective During the Coronavirus Crisis

Last weekend I sat down with my friends Greg Cahalan and Steve Keels, pastors at...

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...

November 2019

November 11, 2019

Delighting in Him

Have you been sitting at the feet of Jesus, as Mary of Bethany did (see Luke...

October 2019

October 24, 2019

Where Is Real Peace Found?

Many thanks to those who have prayed for and left comments for Nanci and me...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

True Happiness Begins with Knowing God

Human history is the story of our desperate search for true and lasting happiness. Even...

October 2018

October 19, 2018

Scripture Gives Us Many Reasons to Be Happy

When someone says, as many have, “Happiness isn’t in the Bible,” it’s not even slightly...

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