William Carey Converts

William Carey Converts: How a lukewarm Anglican became a fiery Baptist

Until age 14, William Carey later wrote, "l was addicted to swearing, lying, ...

Joy for a New Christian

If the angels in heaven rejoice and shout when a person gives his life to Christ, why should we be denied the same joy?

Light Is Not Sight

Religious instruction, however sound, is not enough by itself. It brings light, but it cannot impart sight. The assumption that light and sight are synonymous ...

Evil in Good Intentions

Again and again we've been forced to note that the evils that we face are not the work of bad men only, but of good as well. The gravest of our disasters ...

Good Friday and April Fools

There is a strange irony to the 1994 calendar. This Friday is called Good Friday because it marks the anniversary of Jesus' death. But this Friday is ...

God and the Media

It could not possibly be the case that something men have invented, like the media, could never be serviceable to God. ... For instance, once when I was ...

Preaching about Hell

[Hell] is sobering. When I was asked by Dr. Billy Graham to deal on this theme, I was not sure I was qualified. It is one of the most solemn truths in ...

Redemption Is a Conscious Choice

Redemption is a conscious choice to serve the Lord, and that act is a denial.

Be Born in Us Today

If Jesus were born one thousand times in Bethlehem and not in me, then I would still be lost.

Invictus Revisited

When I was young, a poem often quoted was "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.

"Out of the night that covers me, black as a pit from pole ...