So Skeptical a Salvation

I had hoped to illustrate the availability of God's gift of salvation. "Whoever wants this beautiful Christmas poinsettia may have it," ...

Receiving the Word

The receiving of the Word consist of two parts: attention of mind and intention of will.

God's Ultimate Weapon

When God wanted to defeat sin, his ultimate weapon was the sacrifice of his own Son. On Christmas Day two thousand years ago, the birth of a tiny baby ...

Tragedy of Unsaved Sons

The tragedy of my life is that although I've led thousands of people to Jesus Christ, my own sons are not saved.

Contrasting Law and Gospel

What the law tried to do by a restraining power from without, the gospel does by an inspiring power from within.

God Dressed in Street Clothes

On March 5, 1994, Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Prescott was teaching a class for police officers in the Salt Lake City Library. As he stepped into the hallway, ...

Jesus Is Our Cheat Sheet

Steve Winger from Lubbock, Texas, writes about his last college test, a final in a logic class known for its difficult exams:

To help us on our test, the ...

The Gift of a Relationship

In Jesus' righteousness the unrighteous are granted, as a gift, relationship with God: a free gift. Mercy took a human face.

Life Without Christ

Herin lies the Christian motive; it is simple. We cannot live without Christ and we cannot bear to think of men living without him. ... We believe in ...

Righting the World

It was said of the apostles, "These that have turned the world upside down are come hither" (Acts 17:6). There is a story told of an eccentric ...