How would you define repentance? Your friend says they are a Christian. Maybe they said they made a confession of faith or joined a certain church. Or they may have said they walked an aisle and shook ...

How we can change the angry cultural debates online and in church. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther is said to have posted 95 theses, or “Disputation on the Power of Indulgences,” on the door of All ...

In evangelical circles today the word “evangelism” is on everyone’s lips. It is the theme of conventions, conferences, symposiums, panel discussions, books, articles, and sermons. Experts and ...

When I am asked what I think our first spiritual duty is regarding abortion, I have an answer that surprises most people. Many think I will suggest that prayer is our first spiritual duty. And of ...

Reformation season is a time for much accusing of ancestors, from Columbus to Thomas Jefferson, now remembered as slavers, or, to be relevant, Luther, for his call for violence against rebelling ...

You have seen the cartoons. A gaunt man in a white robe with a long white beard carries a sign that reads, “repent.” A smarty-pants caption accompanies the cartoon. For most people, repentance means ...

A young man once received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and a profane mouth. It was just plain rude, vulgar and obnoxious. The new owner tried everything he could think of to ...

“That’s the way I am, the way I’ve always been, and the way I’ll always be.” Have you ever thought that? I know I have. In some respects that statement is true. For example, I’m an introvert by nature ...

“For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.” — Bible (2 Corinthians 7:10) Bill and ...