This may surprise you, but I’m not an expert on butterflies. I do recall a few key insights from one of my favorite books, The Very...

Many cultural Christians think church is a good thing, but they are not committed. They are not involved in any ministry. They don’t...

A friend of mine was diagnosed with a very serious and deadly form of cancer. It looks like it may rob him of some of the best years of...

During the wilderness journey of the Israelites, God covered the ground every morning with bread from heaven. It was like he spread out...

The Apostle Paul says that at the core of all our sin is idolatry. He didn’t just mean bowing down to statues (though that counts)....

Some time ago I heard an interview with Bono on a public news station, and the subject of Jesus came up. I guess Bono was in one of his...

In the Apostle Paul’s day, there were 613 written, Old Testament laws that Jews strictly adhered to. If that sounds like a lot, it is....

Florence Chadwick, the first woman to swim the English Channel, decided in 1952 that she wanted to swim from Catalina Island to the...

Every year, thousands of young people with special needs have a “Night to Shine,” where they dress up in tuxes and formal dresses, have...

One of the most common objections to evangelical Christianity today is the question of why a “good God” wouldn’t just save everybody. If...

They say the value of something is shown only by what someone is willing to pay for it. Joby Martin, a pastor in Jacksonville, calls this...

For many people, growth in Christ is primarily growth in knowledge of Bible facts and doctrines. Maybe you love digging deep in the...

Nearly every language has a short repetitive word for “father.” For example, in English, it’s “Dada.” In Spanish, it’s “Papa,” in...

It’s interesting that in Romans 8:35, Paul lists affliction and distress and persecution and famine and nakedness and danger and sword in...

Many Christians believe that if we live like we are supposed to, we can avoid—or at least minimize—suffering. A related assumption is...

Salvation through Jesus Christ does not distinguish by ethnicity, economic background, education level, religious history, or moral...

Certain people in life mystify me. For instance, there is a sizable portion of our population who, when given a choice between unsweet...

Growing up, I always felt so safe around my dad. Like many kids, I assumed he was omnipotent. In my mind, he was the strongest, smartest...

When Pastor Joby Martin moved to Jacksonville, Florida, one of the first invitations he got was to the local greyhound racing track. The...

Throughout the book of Judges, we see time and time again that God brings down the most powerful tyrants through weak human instruments...