Rather than writing an article today, I decided to record a word of exhortation—and make an announcement.

In his book “The Holiness of God” RC Sproul tells the story of a “Pro/Am” golf tournament. A professional golfer was paired with an amateur golfer in a tournament to raise money for charity. Billy Graham loved golf and often played in these types of tournaments. In one tournament after the round of golf was…

Often when we think of the northern kingdom of Israel we think of false worship and idolatry. Much of this stems from what happened immediately after the kingdom split. When Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, refused to listen to wise counsel, the northern tribes left him and declared Jeroboam as their king. Jeroboam recognized a problem, however:…

For several years the people of Judah had been in exile. Though God had sent them many prophets to warn them to repent and to turn away from their idols and keep his covenant, they refused. The truth is they had repeatedly failed to be faithful to the Lord though he had shown them great…