Randy Howard

One of the more common responses in theological discussions is not, "Let's open the Scriptures," but rather, "You need to read this book." While books have their place, and many have served the Church well through the centuries, there is a fundamental distinction that every Christian must maintain: books are helpful, but they are not authoritative. Scripture alone is. Too often, believers appeal to the conclusions of respected theologians, pastors, or scholars instead of demonstrating those...

I was saved at the age of 12 and exposed to the truths of Scripture during my youth, yet there came a season when my heart gradually grew cold toward God. Though I still possessed knowledge of biblical truth, inwardly I had drifted into a dangerously dark and backslidden condition where spiritual passion had been replaced with distance, familiarity, and complacency. I knew about God, but I was no longer walking closely with Him in living communion. But then God, in His sovereign mercy and...

For nearly 40 years of pastoral ministry and 35 years of international travel, I have become increasingly burdened by a pattern that I have witnessed across cultures, denominations, and nations—the steady breakdown of society connected to the confusion and collapse of biblical roles within both the home and the Church. In countless homes, I have seen women carrying the spiritual weight of the family because husbands and fathers were either absent, passive, immature, or unwilling to lead as...