“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us?” Matthew 13:55-56. Such were the words of Jesus’ critics in his hometown of Nazareth. He had taught in their synagogue, they knew his family, had watched him grow up, but now, as he asserts himself in ministry, they doubt this hometown boy. “Where d...

One of the most asked questions by those struggling with God and Christian faith is: Why is there suffering in the world if God is a good and loving God? Truth be told, it’s one of the main struggles for Christians, as well. If my loved-one, if my spouse or child suffers, why does God allow that? Doesn’t he love them? Doesn’t he want what’s best for them?It is a subject tackled by Lee Strobel in h...

“God raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do my will’” (Acts 13:22).Later in his life David will commit sin with Bathsheba and plant the seeds of division that will occur after his son Solomon takes the throne. David was not perfect. Though true, in his younger years he sought God diligently and foll...