A Ready Writer

A Ready Writer

Recommendation: “One of the Most Urgent Biblical Commands for Our Day”

Tim Challies, in his latest article, “One of the Most Urgent Biblical Commands for Our Day,” draws our attention to speaking the truth in an era when truth is rare. But we must not just tell the truth—how we say it matters to God. One of the most urgent biblical commands …

Recommendation: “What Can We Really Know About Jesus?”

Shane Rosenthal provides an exhaustive summary of what the historical record says about Jesus in his latest blog post, “Outside the Gospels, What Can We Really Know About Jesus?” Not only do secular authors verify His existence, but historians also consider other parts of the New Testament to be historical …

Recommendation: “The Parenting Book Too Few Parents Read”

Tim Challies offers another good recommendation for parents, “The Parenting Book Too Few Parents Read.” Acknowledging that rearing children in this culture is difficult, Challies encourages parents to tap the wisdom of experts, those who have already displayed success in this area of life. I believe that many parents fail …

Recommendation: “Cremation or Burial”

Taking on the cremation vs. burial debate happening in some Christian circles, Steve Kneale shares his view in “Cremation or burial: why I’m not convinced it matters nearly as much as some think.” Delving into what the Bible itself—not tradition or culture—says on the subject, Kneale concludes it is ambivalent …

Recommendation: “Out of Egypt I Called My Son”

Mitch Chase provides another lesson in understanding the New Testament by the Old in his latest article, “Out of Egypt I Called My Son.” By comparing Matthew 2:15 with Hosea 11:1, he explains typological fulfillments of prophecy—that is, a type being fulfilled in an antitype. When you read books about …