The prophet Habakkuk cried out to the Lord for all the violence and injustice he was seeing—violence and injustice that seemed unchecked by God. He wondered why God would “idly look at wrong” (Habakkuk 1:3). God responded to him by telling him that Habakkuk wouldn’t believe all that God was doing about evil and wickedness…

Fasting has long been a regular practice of God’s people. It was required in the law of Moses on the Day of Atonement. Over time fasting expanded beyond this one day a year. By the time our Lord was on earth fasting was a regular part of the lives of God’s people. It had also…

I have had a long fascination with church history in general and with the early church in particular. I have enjoyed reading early church fathers from the second and third centuries and have gained a great appreciation for our historic faith rooted in the early movement of Christ-followers. One thing I’ve discovered is the that…

We’ve all been there: on the top of the world and life cruising along just as it should. Then we’re not, and it’s not. As followers of Jesus we have, of course, every confidence that God remains in control and will get us through, yet we often seem utterly wrecked when difficulties come. In Psalm…

I don’t recall where I heard it, but it has stuck with me ever since. I don’t recall whether a person spoke this word of exhortation to me or I read it somewhere. What I remember is that ever since I have tried to embrace it in every area of my life. The exhortation was…