Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 4051. Few subjects in the church today generate more heat and less light than the gift of healing. On one side the airwaves are filled with dramatic claims and conference stages where healing is promised on demand. On the other side many cautious evangelicals quietly file the whole category under “things that stopped with…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 4050. The interpretation of tongues is the gift that quietly does the heavy lifting whenever tongues are used in the gathered church, and yet it is the one we hear about least. It sounds technical, and because it is tied so closely to tongues themselves, many believers pass over it without realising that Paul…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 4049. The gift of tongues has caused more heat and less light than almost any subject I deal with as a minister. In some circles it is treated as the badge that proves a person has truly received the Holy Spirit. In others it is written off entirely as a first century oddity that…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 4048. The gift of prophecy is one of the most discussed and most misunderstood of all the gifts the Spirit gives to the church, and I want to take my time with it. Some believers treat every passing impression as a word from the Lord, while others are convinced that genuine prophecy stopped dead…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 12015 The Bible does not mention contraception directly. There is no verse that says “thou shalt not use contraception” and no verse that says “family planning is commended.” This means the question must be approached through broader biblical principles rather than proof texts. Christians who hold strong convictions on both sides of this question…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 12017 This is a question the church cannot avoid, and one that must be answered with both clarity and compassion. The Bible speaks directly and consistently on the subject of homosexuality, and it does so within a broader framework of God’s design for human sexuality that is positive, purposeful, and good. The contemporary debate…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 12019 The question of transgenderism is one of the most pressing cultural and pastoral challenges facing the church today. It touches on some of the deepest questions human beings can ask: Who am I? What does it mean to be male or female? Is my body part of who I am, or is it…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion12013 Few pastoral questions arise with more emotional weight than what to do with the body of a loved one who has died. For centuries, burial was the standard Christian practice, and many believers today feel instinctively that cremation is wrong. Others see no issue with it at all. The question touches on deeply held…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 11105 Few biblical concepts generate more heat and less light than headship and submission. The words themselves have become so culturally charged that many Christians either avoid them entirely or reduce them to caricatures. But Scripture uses them deliberately and with care, and the church does not have the option of ignoring what God…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 11007 Few pastoral questions are more painful than those involving divorce. When a marriage is in crisis, people want to know: Does God ever permit divorce? What are the biblical grounds? What about remarriage? These questions deserve careful, compassionate answers from Scripture. God’s Design: Marriage is Permanent We must begin with God’s ideal. When…