Jesus is coming soon. Are you ready? This is the clear teaching of the New Testament (Jesus, Paul, author of Hebrews, James). But it's been two thousand years... kennethberding.com/2026/02/10/jes…

When Jesus died on the cross, the veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom so that big sinners like me might fit through. — Spurgeon

I am neither a prophet, nor the son of a prophet—and as I once heard Walter Kaiser, Jr. say, I have spent most of my working life employed by non-profit organizations. But I am prepared to make a prediction. There is coming a day—a day not far off—when people prone to publicly

Often, the greatest prayers are not the longest. Here are a few I often pray. "I don't know what to do, but my eyes are on You." 2 Chron. 20:12 "I believe, help my unbelief." Mk. 9:24 "Lord, save me." Mt. 14:30 "Lord, help me." Mt. 15:25 "Jesus, have mercy on us." Lk. 17:40

Did the Author of Hebrews Really Not Know Where He Was Quoting From? (Hebrews 2:6 and 4:4) I used to find a strange sort of comfort in two verses that seemed to indicate that the author of Hebrews sometimes didn’t know where he was quoting from. At least I wasn’t the only one!

My colleague, Dr. Isaac Blois, who teaches in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University, recently published an academic book entitled The Role of Emotion in Philippians: Discerning Affections. I was intrigued, to say the least, when I learned last summer that he was almost

Very encouraging news report.

Does the Bible Command Us to Memorize Scripture? Yes, the Bible commands us to memorize Scripture. But the command probably doesn’t come in the form you think. Normally, people think of a biblical command as direct instruction to do a particular action. For example, they might

Here's a twenty-minute video podcast I did with Josh Summers--a leading expert on Bible memorization--about how to memorize Scripture. It just went live. youtube.com/watch?v=vfKkxs…

Just a reminder that complete Bibles are extremely rare for much of Christian history because, as you can see from this pictures of the 7th c. Codex Amiatinus, they were massive. This one happens to be the oldest surviving complete copy of Jerome’s Latin Vulgate.

What Greeting Should We Use on Good Friday? I never know how to greet people on Good Friday, especially when I’m walking into a Good Friday church service. “Happy Good Friday!” That greeting doesn’t seem right. Good Friday is the day we remember Jesus’s death by crucifixion.

A Handy Way to Demonstrate the Stability of the Greek New Testament Text [This article was first posted on the Good Book Blog on March 6, 2013. I’ve had a lot of opportunities to refer people to this post, so I decided to share it today with readers of Kindle Afresh. I hope you

The art of sentence length by Gary Provost

Join Me in Suffering Many American Christians think that Christians who suffer for Jesus live somewhere else—in nations where Christians endure imprisonments, beatings, and martyrdom for their testimony. But how can this be the only kind of suffering that the apostle Paul has

Recently, a friend turned 40, and I was reflecting on that season of my own life. I remember when I hit 40, I wondered if most of my best years were behind me. Little did I realize then that my most spiritually impactful years in this present life were still ahead.

5 Myths About the Trinity: Here's a brand new audio version of a short article I wrote for Crossway in 2018. Hope it helps! crossway.org/articles/5-myt…

Announcement: Talbot's annual Anchored Conference begins in two weeks, and there is a flash sale going on right now. This will be a time to recharge with a powerful lineup of proven leaders as plenary speakers (Ed Stetzer, Jeremy Treat, Sean McDowell, Jen Wilkin, among others)

“Ah, friends, if you would but in good earnest set upon reading of the holy Scriptures, you may find in them so many happinesses as cannot be numbered…and if all this won’t draw you to read the holy Scriptures conscientiously and frequently, I know not what will.” – Thomas

Believers - at your workplace: 1. Don't complain 2. Watch your words 3. Encourage others 4. Pray for your team 5. Walk away from gossip 6. Work like it's worship 7. Do everything with excellence Honor Christ in all you do.