Written by: April J. Buchanan One man finds heresy everywhere, having come to see so much false teaching in the church that once he did not see. Another man, thinking himself more loving and better than those discerning Christians, would never call a man a heretic, false teacher, false prophet, wolf, blasphemer, or any other…

Written by: April J. Buchanan If, upon reading Scripture, you are not well acquainted with this imagery, it may be because the language has been obscured in its beauty, perhaps in part because wicked men abused their fellow men. The Master-slave imagery found throughout Scripture has often been rendered as Master-servant, but there is a…

Written by: April J. Buchanan When does the soul grow quiet, calm, content? Its wrestlings and wonderings, sorrows, discontent, and troubles are many. Its storms rage and find no rest of their own. Searching deeper within, it finds more of its own troubles. Awakening them would only cause that despondent soul more pain and grief.…

Written by: April J. Buchanan When an atheist seeks to be consistent in his arguments and refuses to wrestle against his conscience and the law of God written upon his heart, he will eventually expose the inability of his worldview to account for the morality he knows to be true. The atheist seeks to argue…

Written by: April J. Buchanan Dead means dead. Men are spiritually dead in sin. It is an impossible thing for the carnal mind to grasp and take hold of the reality of all the faculties of man dead in sin, enslaved to sin, corrupted by sin. The heart arises in immediate protest against such a…

Written by: April J. Buchanan They come because they are broken, seeking, searching for something that will help with the pain, the anguish, the panic, the overwhelming and consuming darkness. The last place they have ever wanted to be is in the church among all those perfect people. They are desperate. They have tried everything…

Written by: April J. Buchanan There are those who, upon hearing that a church is deeply committed to sound doctrine, immediately assume it must be legalistic or pharisaical. Others assume that if a church is centered on the Word of God and committed to sound doctrine, it must not believe in the work of the…

Written by April J. Buchanan All sexual immorality is sin. It is a violation of God’s holy law. It attacks the very design God has created and established for good and that reflects His holiness. When sinful men give themselves over to sinful desires, as those who are dead in sin do, they suppress the…

Written by: April J. Buchanan The beauty and grace of God, known and felt, understood and embraced, are a comfort to the soul in every age and every stage of life. Yet such tenderness and compassion, such peace and comfort, are not known merely when we see that all is working well according to God’s…

Written by: April J. Buchanan To what, O soul, do you find beautiful? Christ? And how have you counseled yourself in who He is? Have you imagined Him as your heart desires and contented yourself according to doctrines and promises that lead you away from that most wonderful Lord? Is His Word beautiful, and are…