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Teaching has its own occupational hazards.  Teachers complain about lack of respect and pay.  They frequently gripe about the students under their care.  Teachers grumble about other teachers.  In fact, you can read complaints about any and all of these…

Paul’s letter to the Philippians begins with an expression of confidence.  Paul’s confidence is ultimately in God.  It was God who had begun a good work in the Philippians (Phil 1:6); and it was God’s grace that they had been…

When I give instructions to my children, or even to my students, they often come in the form of warnings: “Be careful not to postpone this assignment to the last minute…”  “Watch out for cars on the road…” “Make sure…

All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor clear unto all; yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or…

Last words are important.  If you’ve ever been with someone at or near the moment of their death, you know what significance they have.  What someone says in those final hours takes on added poignancy and significance.  If they are…

Acts 2 is a familiar chapter.  In it we find the great Pentecost sermon by Peter, just after the Holy Spirit descended on those in Jerusalem in tongues of fire.  The proximate cause of Peter’s well-known sermon is the accusation…

I’ve been browsing the Christian blog sites lately.  This is always a risky move; you never know exactly what you’ll find.  But in the first few weeks of the New Year, there are some articles you can count on seeing. …

The coming of a new year offers an opportunity for consideration and prediction.  Newspapers and websites are full of reflections on the previous year – in politics, sports, and entertainment.  Some commentators move beyond the public and include personal reminiscences…

What could be more broadly evangelical than Christmas?  It’s a time when all celebrating Christians agree on what the holiday means, and even many non-Christians pretend to believe – or at least to affirm that something good happened on the…

What is Christmas all about?  What are we to learn from God becoming a man?  These should be pressing questions during this holiday season.  And while these questions point us to great mysteries, they are also matters about which the…