"Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray" (Mark 6:45-46). In these verses, as in other places, we see...

As Israel and Hamas go to war, many Christians have suddenly begun to wonder about our relationship to Israel today and what we should think about the current events in it. Obviously, this war is terrible, and what has been done to Israel is horrific. We should all...

Limited Atonement, sometimes called Particular Redemption or Definite Atonement, is a term used for one of the main tenets of Calvinistic doctrine. If you've ever come across Calvinism, you might have seen the acrostic "TULIP" which stands for Total Depravity,...

On October 10th (Thanksgiving Day here in Canada), I noticed that some people were celebrating something else, called “World Mental Health Day.” Apparently, international organizations like the World Federation for Mental Health and the World Health Organization have...

“What am I doing here?” is a question we may ask ourselves from time to time in order to rediscover our purpose and direction. “What are we doing here?” is also an important question for every church to answer. The church has a certain mission, but often we can get a...

God, like a masterful storyteller, is now writing into reality what he plotted out before the world began. Christ, who is God the Son, is called the “author of life” (Acts 3:15 ESV) and the “author and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2 NASB). We could say he writes...