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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...

May 20, 2024

What Will Resurrection Day Be Like?

What will it be like on our resurrection day, when we return with Christ to...

March 2024

March 21, 2024

Because There Is a Creator, There Are No Cosmic Coincidences

A friend who lives in Calico Rock, Arkansas wrote me, “Calico Rock has been preparing...

November 2023

November 20, 2023

He Who Is a Happy Creator Is a Happy Redeemer

If we are going to fully trust God, it’s vital that we believe in a...

September 2023

September 25, 2023

A Two-Point Checklist of Christlikeness

John 1:1, 14 tells us Jesus is full of two things: grace and truth. In...

April 2023

April 13, 2023

Investments That Will Last Forever: A Message about The Treasure Principle

Early in February, I visited First Baptist Church in Leesburg, Florida, where I spoke on the...

March 2023

March 30, 2023

God’s Word and the Universal Problem of Suffering

“What is the meaning of it, Watson?” said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the...

October 2022

October 20, 2022

A Grace-Starved, Truth-Starved World Needs Jesus

Late one rainy night years ago, my wife and I were leaving a movie theater...

May 2022

May 30, 2022

Contemplating the final end of sorrow has brought me great comfort in these first months...

April 2022

April 04, 2022

Finding Happiness Even in Hard Times: My Interview with Brain Surgeon Dr. Lee Warren

A few weeks ago I had a delightful conversation with Dr. Lee Warren for his podcast about my...

October 2021

October 21, 2021

Local Churches Are an Essential Part of God’s Plan to Reach the World through Missions

I became a Christian as a teenager, and by the time I’d known the Lord...

September 2021

September 09, 2021

Do You Live as If the Next World Is Your Home?

You can also listen to an audio version of this blog. A wealthy plantation owner invited John...

August 2021

August 19, 2021

Comments on Ephesians 4-5 about Sexual Immorality, Transgender Confusion, and LGBTQ Issues

I shared the following notes with a pastor friend who was preparing a message addressing...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

Giving Helps Us Take Our Eyes off Ourselves and Join in What God Is Doing in the World

We become arrogant when we forget that God is our primary provider. Sometimes we give...

October 2020

October 19, 2020

How Do We Shine the Light of Jesus in a Dark World?

Jesus…said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

Being Black in a White Culture

In this excerpt from my novel Dominion, the main character Clarence reflects about life as a...

October 2019

October 28, 2019

Suffering’s Limits

For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he...

August 2018

August 24, 2018

Why It’s Biblical, Not Just a Fad, to Care for People from Other Cultures

Unfortunately, in this world under the Curse, there’s often hostility and division between races and...

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