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Last year, Paul Young, author of The Shack, had a book come out called Lies We Believe About God. Ironically, many of the doctrinal concerns that I and many others expressed about The Shack have proven to be true.

I have only one Lord, but many spiritual heroes. Here are nine of mine. 

Earlier this year, my wife and best friend Nanci was diagnosed with colon cancer, and is now beginning a combination of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. She recently wrote a prayer based on Psalm 23. It really spoke to me, and I hope it speaks to you too.

Certainly first-century Christians experienced much heartbreak and persecution. But they also experienced happiness, celebration, and the abundant life in the midst of difficulty.

Last week, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and The Gospel Coalition hosted the MLK50 Conference, which focused on the state of racial unity in the church and the culture 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death.

Reformer Ulrich Zwingli wrote, “The business of the truth is not to be deserted, even to the sacrifice of our lives.”

Question from a Reader: In our church it was stated that at present Hell is empty. Is this really true?

Question from a reader: What are your favorite books on apologetics?

Here are some thoughts about grace and truth and our need for both, in an age where some are all truth and no grace and others are all grace and no truth. 

I’ve mentioned before my profound appreciation for New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson. He wrote an article about our call to finish life well, to God’s glory. I was encouraged by what he wrote, and hope you will be, too.

Sometimes people who grow up in the church don’t stop to contemplate both the simplicity and the radical call of the gospel, perhaps because they’ve been surrounded by the message from day one. 

Revelation talks about the marriage of the Lamb, between Christ and His bride (Revelation 19:7). This bride is made up of His collective people, who are “from every nation, tribe, people and language” (Revelation 7:9). Therefore, the New Jerusalem will be the dwelling place of all believers, not just those who are ethnically Jews and have trusted Jesus.

Here’s a story that I hope will inspire athletes, business people, and others to whom God has entrusted much (and which ultimately belongs to Him!). 

Here are some resources that can help you understand the issue and what the Bible actually says.