Final words matter. Matthew and Mark carefully note the last thing Jesus said: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46;...
Like a fledgling bird leaving the nest, unaware of the delights and dangers that lie ahead, on Wednesday 19 February 2025, my new book,...
Christians love to hear God speak. We sit alone and read the Bible. But, rightly, and frequently, we gather in groups large and small,...
I arrived at my destination. My car had suitcases full of books and I had enough food (and chocolate) to last me five days....
Everyone loves a happy ending. The good guy (or gal) wins. The hard work pays off. The mission is a success. Sure, it can...
In 2010, my wife and I moved our family to a Muslim-majority context to serve as cross-cultural missionaries. We had just graduated from SMBC,...
Several years ago now, I was talking to a newly enrolled student at the Bible College I was working at in Portugal, when I...
What image immediately pops into your head when you read “strong leader”? I picture someone who’s out front in the battle lines, poised with...
My friend James* is constantly speaking to non-Christians about Jesus. He invites them to his house, tells them the gospel, and has seen many...
A few times over lunches or dinners at SMBC someone has asked a question like: “If you were trapped on a deserted island and...
Wesley’s natural habitats were the libraries and the lecture halls of Oxford, not the English coal mining towns of Bristol and Newcastle where he...
There’s a story about a young fisherman sitting on a beach on a sunny day, looking out over the rolling waves, listening to the...
When I was studying at a seminary in Chicago, I got to know an overseas student who I seemed to cross paths with regularly...
The shuffle button. We’re all familiar with the shuffle button. When you open up Spotify, or whichever music app takes your fancy, there’s nearly...
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