Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war. - Psalm 144:1.Warfare: It is a gruesome thing. Movies like Saving Private Ryan and Hacksaw Ridge try to depict the horrors of war, but they can only do it so much justice. Many are the memoirs of military generals and commanders who have also written their own tales—long military expeditions, with no food, little sleep, and many thoughts o...

Can Christ return tomorrow? What about next week? Can he return at any time, or must certain things happen first? And what are those things? And how do we know they are still future and not in the past?These questions are just a few of the ones I want to address here and in the next few weeks. For if the imminent return of Christ is a precious doctrine to you (as it should be), then ironically, so...

In college I spent a good bit of time with a campus minister named Phil. Phil led Athletes in Action at Michigan State University, and he also helped me start that ministry at my college. Along the way, Phil taught me to how share my faith with others, lead Bible studies, and draw really cool graphics.Well, to be fair, as a trained architect, he drew really cool graphics. I could only translate hi...

In 1854, the “father of modern church history” and the most important church historian in America, returned to his native land. For ten years, Philip Schaff had taught in the wilderness of Pennsylvania. Recruited to teach at Mercersburg College, Schaff came to America at the age of twenty-four. And after a decade of learning the customs of America, he returned to Germany, where he gave three lectu...