Apparent contradictions in the Bible—such as the genealogies of Jesus—have possible and plausible solutions.

It is important to try to persuade people, like Luke in his Gospel, of the truth of Christianity.

It is not wrong to want evidence for our faith. Belief is not groundless. But there is an evil in demanding signs beyond what a humble and open heart would require.

How the Bible looks at a human being in the womb.

You may have never heard of Nazareth, and this young girl may be poor and obscure, but don't judge by merely human outward appearances. Her son is going to be great.

The Holy Spirit may be shy, but he is also omnipotent.

God is about to change the course of all human history; the most important three decades in all of time are about to begin. And where is God? Occupying himself with two obscure, humble women—one old and barren, one young and virginal.

There is a deadly disease and an awesome enemy. And every one of us will die from this disease and be devoured by that enemy if there is no horn of salvation for us.

All the mammoth political forces and all the giant industrial complexes, without their even knowing it, are being guided by God, not for their own sake but for the sake of God's little people—the little Mary and the little Joseph who have to be got from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

Jesus' birth brought a new era in the history of redemption, but one that is still in complete harmony with the old.

God prepares a person to receive Christ by stirring up a longing for consolation and redemption that can come only from Christ.

Shall we long for the Christ less than Anna longed for him?

I feel tremendously challenged by the example of Jesus to strive for increased wisdom and understanding of Scripture.

Don't trust in the kind of tree you are. If there is no fruit that accords with repentance, you will be destroyed.

You can tell where a man's heart is resting by the way he handles his money and by the attitude he has toward his possessions.

You can learn more from a book if you stop and ask it questions than if you just read it passively. That includes the Bible too.

Satan might do anything to prevent you from suffering.

With Jesus came a radically new way of defining the people of God: all who have faith in the Messiah.

Everything Jesus said and did was to make us trust him and imitate him. Everything he did is a ground for faith and a call to action.

There are four ways to hear a sermon, but only one of them leads to life.

10 ways to prepare yourself to hear Sunday's sermon.

Jesus was not accidentally entangled in a web of injustice. The saving benefits of his death for sinners were not an afterthought. Jesus saw that the time had come and set his face to fulfill his mission: to die in Jerusalem for our sake.

May the Lord forbid that we would lose heart and fail in the very thing needful: mighty prevailing prayer.

What are God's purposes when he says "No" to his praying people?

The kingdom has come and it has overcome the aimlessness and futility of our lives and given us an awesome reason to live.

If what you regard as bright and compelling isn't Christ, you will be filled with darkness.

Don't live for comforts, live for justice and compassion.

How you handle your possessions shows where your heart is.

God's joy, his desire, his want and wish and hope and pleasure and gladness and delight is to give the kingdom to his flock.

How can money be used to worship God?

The lesson of tragedies is "Get right with God."

Jesus has done more than anyone to bring purity and harmony between men and women.

Who you invite to share in your abundance shows where your treasure is.

God's invitation to the banquet of his eternal joy is sent through the church indiscriminately to all people.

The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost. He sought them, he received them, he ate with them, and he saved them.

Jesus is the seeking heart of God going out after sinners and winning our repentance.

When sinners turn from their sin and accept Jesus' fellowship as the joy of their lives, they have come home to God. And God is glad.

It dishonors God to treat him as a master in need of slave labor. What honors God is not slave labor, but childlike faith in his all-sufficiency.

The use of money can make or break your eternal destiny.

We never move beyond the need for grace, so let us trust God to do great things with our little faith.

The kingdom of God is present and future. There has been fulfillment, but there has not been consummation.

Jesus makes it clear that eternal life hangs on whether we are ready when he comes.

This man was morally upright. He believed God had made him so. That is what he looked to and trusted in for his righteousness before God—for his justification. And he was dead wrong.

Disciples of Jesus should remove all hindrances that keep children from coming to Jesus.

Consider how Jesus has been merciful to you, and then be like him.

Jesus Christ is always eager and willing to make peace with anyone who will accept the terms of peace he offers.

It is the will of the Lord that we take risks for the cause of God.

Every detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God, even his betrayal and excessive agonies.

Jesus the Passover Lamb was slain to ransom people from every tribe and tongue and nation.

It is relatively unimportant to Satan whether we are healthy or sick, rich or poor; what he wants is to sift out our faith. If he can do it by suffering, he will try that; if he can do it by wealth, he will try that.

Both thieves wanted to be saved from death. But O how differently they sought their salvation.

A Good Friday Meditation
What can we learn from Jesus about how to die?

Why was Jesus' ascension into heaven good news for his disciples?