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 ...

Only through Incarnation

As Man alone, Jesus could not have saved us; as God alone he would not. Incarnate, he could and did.

The Staggering Miracle of Christ

In the super-miracle of the Incarnation, our very Creator, Preserver, Judge, becomes our Kinsman, Sinbearer, Redeemer! Of all miracles and mysteries this ...

On the Incarnation

The King Visits the Earth:

The champion of orthodoxy on why the Word became flesh.

What was God to do in face of the dehumanizing of humankind, this universal ...

Come as You Are

A friend of mine named John Rogers used to teach at the Virginia Episcopal Seminary, and late one cold night he got a call from the bus station in Washington. ...

Receiving the Gift of Life

Salvation isn't what liberals or conservatives in this country think it is. It's about getting my life straight. It's not about ultimate significance. ...

Heaven Goes by Favor

Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out, and your dog would go in.