Truly proud of my grandfather and all he has done for the university, for the church, and for religious education around the world. God is good!

"One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it talked so much about a Dark Power in the universe - a mighty evil spirit who was held to be the Power behind death and disease, and sin. The difference is…

"The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder." - G.K. Chesterton I often find myself in the embrace of a star-studded night - looking to the stars in awe and wonder. It is there that we find ourselves at the…

In the mystical tapestry that is the narrative of Revelation, humanity emerges not simply as vessels of God's judgment, but as instruments finely tuned for divine praise. Like stars in the celestial symphony, we shine with purpose, illuminating the…

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy In the quieter moments of our lives, where the clamor of the world recedes to a simple whisper, we find ourselves ensconced, face to face, in a sacred…

"The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild." - G.K. Chesterton It is easy to look at "thou shalt" and "thou shalt…

“We are fond of talking about 'liberty'; but the way we end up actually talking of it is an attempt to avoid discussing what is 'good.' We are fond of talking about 'progress'; that is a dodge to avoid discussing what is good. We are fond of talking…

"A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed." - G.K. Chesterton It is easy to doubt - it is almost second nature to us all. But, before you doubt God, doubt your doubts. You'll find…

“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.” ― C.S. Lewis In the days ahead, many will find themselves walking the hallowed halls of academia - whether these halls are filled with paper-mache bulletin…

“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.” ― C.S. Lewis Oftentimes, the journey that is life is filled with bumps, bruises, and, sometimes, journey-defining moments.…

I have often wondered why people do the things they do - especially as it pertains to sin. So I asked myself the question, "Why do I fall? Why is sin so enticing to me?" While I normally would say that I fall when I forget the beauty of God…

“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so…

“Come, then, affliction, if my Father wills, and be my frowning friend. A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy. ” ― George MacDonald Suffering, and its sister Pain, are no stranger to those of us in this world. They are, quite often,…

I was once asked what I believed to be the one thing that I felt stopped Christians from a deeper faith and walk with God. So, today, as I have done before, I'm going to set forth that which I believe to be the biggest of stumbling blocks for the…

"And out of that hopeless attempt has come nearly all that we call human history - money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery - that long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him…

“The greatest barrier I have met is the almost total absence from the minds of my audience of any sense of sin... The early Christian preachers could assume in their hearers, whether Jews, Metuentes, or Pagans, a sense of guilt. (That this was common…

“The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky One of the great joys in being a perpetual student is the constant realization that there is not only more to know, but more for…

"Now what happens if you eliminate anything from the Bible that offends your sensibility and crosses your will? If you pick and choose what you want to believe and reject the rest, how will you ever have a God who can contradict you? You won't!…

“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was…