In case you missed it, Yahoo! News reported earlier this week that, “for the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority.” The report (released Tuesday … more

Q: What is the chief end of man?

 A: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

–Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question 1 more

The earliest Christian confession of faith was ‘Jesus Christ is Lord.’  Within the Christian community, and to those who made this declaration, these four words summarised a very high … more

During our latest trip to London, I realized how deeply rooted British culture is in their rich and extensive history. It seemed like every street we turned on held a historical landmark, which was … more

While human logic can assist in preserving revealed mysteries such as the Trinity and the incarnation from heretical distortion, human logic in and of itself can never fully comprehend them. Human … more

Before I became a Christian I had little motivation to excel in the classroom. Education was more about receiving a passing grade and less about a genuine understanding of the material. It … more

You will not improve as a reader if all you read are books that are well withinyour capacity. You must tackle books that are beyond you, or, as we have said, books that are over your head. Only books … more

A critical component of living a good (happy, satisfying, and meaningful) life is incorporating the concept of gratitude. Being aware of and appreciative for the good things one has been given can … more

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1).

The verse jumped out at me from the pages of my devotional booklet. I winced. How often do I need … more

I am persuaded that the Bible does endorse a form of what is called “body-soul dualism”—though certainly not the Cartesian kind, which stresses an easy separability of these two … more

This dialogue between science and spirituality has a long history—especially with respect to Christianity. … more

To call God “Father” and be filled with anxiety and doubts is to deny his name.

— John R. W. Stott, Basic Christianity (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1980), 66. more

Augustine’s life (AD 354–430) can be divided into roughly two halves. The first half of his journey was spent searching for the truth that would give meaning, purpose, and significance to … more

Realizing our moment-by-moment dependence on God the Creator for our very existence makes it appropriate to live lives of devotion, commitment, gratitude, and loyalty toward him, and scandalous not … more

There are six important apologetics-related factors that can be identified as paving the way for Augustine’s conversion to Christianity.1 Augustine would later credit the sovereign grace of … more

One could go so far as to say that as far as the truth of Buddhist teaching is concerned, it does not even matter that much whether the Buddha as a historical personality ever existed, whereas … more