Esther’s Sketchy Story and Our Situation (Jobes)

Chapter two of Esther will never be made into a Hallmark movie. Nor will it be the basis for a song on positive Christian radio stations. It's a pretty sketchy story. King Ahasuerus, the powerful Persian ruler, was a voyeur who sometimes drank too much, had an anger problem, and slept with many, many women. …

Romans 12-13 and Christian Living

I really appreciate G. P. Waters’ summary of Romans 12:1-13:14 in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament. After he goes through the earlier themes of Romans, he comes to Romans 12 and well explains its place in the epistle. Here’s a portion of what Waters wrote - I think it’ll be helpful for others …

Conformity to God and Communion with Him (Swinnock)

In the introductory pages to his 1672 publication, The Incomparableness of God, English puritan George Swinnock explained the relationship between the Christian's obedience to God and his fellowship with God. It's a short paragraph, but it's quite rich. It's a good Monday devotional thought. The holiness and happiness of the rational creature consists in these …

Immortality and Immorality (Dostoevsky)

The Brothers Karamazov by Fydor Dostoevsky is one of those classics that has been on my reading list for quite some time. I'm currently working through it. So far I'm enjoying it although I would certainly not call myself an expert on Dostoevsky or this book, The Brothers Karamazov. But I still want to share …

A More Life-Affirming Worldview (Pearcey)

The following section of Nancy Pearcey's Love Thy Body is very helpful. Here are some great thoughts for Christians. ...As Christian influence wanes, will Western culture revert back to a sexual free-for-all like that of the ancient world? If so, Christians will once again need to muster their courage to be radically countercultural. And they …