The Medieval Greek fabulist, known to us as Aesop, is famous for his stories that are designed to communicate some moral. One of his lesser known fables is entitled, “The Fox and the Lion.” It is very short—just three lines—and it goes like this: When first the Fox saw…
In his 1877 Inaugural Address to his Pastor’s College entitled, “The Evils of the Present Age, and How to Meet Them,” Charles Spurgeon admonishes his students to preach the gospel as the only true cure for societal evils such as of superstition, unbelief, isolation and drunkenness. Too often, by…
This morning I had the privilege of preaching for the chapel service of Reformation Bible College in Sanford, Florida. RBC was founded in 2011 by R.C. Sproul and is committed to teaching Scripture in accordance with “the historic Christian faith and moral vision.” I was impressed with both the…
Yesterday I preached from Luke 24 the transforming power of the resurrection. This chapter records that familiar story of the disciples of Jesus who were walking on the road to Emmaus when their risen Savior unexpectedly showed up. What I love about the story is that these two men…
After the attack on our nation on September 11, 2001, I wrote the following article for my church family. It was published in issue 46 of the Founders Journal. Where was God September 11, 2001? That’s the question. Packed into it are numerous other questions, like “Why didn’t God…
Several years ago Larry King, the well-known talk show host, was asked who he would like to interview if he had his pick from all of history. His answer was Jesus Christ. The questioner paused and said, “What is the one question you would like to ask Him?” Larry…
Today is International Blasphemy Day, sponsored by the Center for Inquiry. The Center’s mission is “to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist value.” As part of the day’s celebration the CFI is sponsoring a blasphemy contest, inviting people to submit poems, phrases…