Self-control or Spirit-control?
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a Continue Reading
What Does It Mean to be Compassionate?
“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. Continue Reading
Is God a . . . ?
I am not the neatest person in the world, but I am orderly. No, I’m not one of those people who looks at the stacks of stuff on my desk Continue Reading
Is Noah’s Flood a Hoax?
“Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their Continue Reading
How Do We Do Reconciliation?
When George W. Bush became president, he did so with the narrowest of wins. His opponent, Al Gore, won the popular vote by about 450,000 votes, but Pres. Bush won Continue Reading
Is Hell Real, and Why Does God Want to Send People There?
I find it interesting that many people who deny there is a hell are not afraid to reference hell in numerous ways. According to such people, hell is the definitive Continue Reading
God or Science? Or Both?
I attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, for a semester. I only took three courses, because I wanted to get re-acclimated to the academic life, since I had Continue Reading
Is it Okay to Test God?
“’Test Me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not Continue Reading
Re-examining the Bible
“I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until Continue Reading
Do Christians Have Rights?
“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build Continue Reading