Dr. Bryan Chapell is the leader of the Administrative Committee of the Presbyterian Church in America and serves as Pastor Emeritus of the historic Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois and President Emeritus of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Chapell has authored numerous books and is also a husband, father, and grandfather of six grandchildren. On this …
Eight days after Jesus’s resurrection, John 20 tells us the disciples were hiding out in a locked room. It is in this passage of Scripture that Thomas gets his unfortunate nickname. In John 20:25, Thomas announces, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of …
“Forgive my unbelief.” This was the cry of a father in the gospel of Mark who doubted Jesus’ ability to cast a spirit out of his son. In the presence of Jesus, the father suddenly felt convicted for his unbelief. There was a time in Western culture not too long ago where “unbelief” was a …