What’s the Most Important Question?
Life is filled with questions. Some are vital; others, not so. Questions about what we will wear or eat or watch on TV (or not watch TV at all) are Continue Reading
How Do We Know We Are Doing God’s Will?
One of the most interesting callings from God in the Bible is that of Samuel. As a boy, he heard a voice calling to him, arousing him from his sleep. Continue Reading
Why Does Doing God’s Will Seem to Always End Up Bad?
There is a pattern in the Bible that not many people speak about. It’s a pattern that, at first glance, would seem to be a major drawback in the “selling” Continue Reading
How Should Believers Respond to Sin in our World?
Isn’t it fun watching the news these day? I realize that news always points out the oddities of the world. The old saying, “Dog bites man isn’t news; man biting Continue Reading
Should We Use the Bible as a Cudgel?
We live in a world that seems to be transforming before our very eyes. Technology allows us to see and learn things our parents never even thought of seeing and Continue Reading
Why Does David Call God “Shepherd?”
When Timothy Leary, the noted proponent of spiritual awakening through the taking of hallucinogenic drugs, died, a radio station reported on his life and death. One of the quotes was Continue Reading
The Smug Christian
When I was a teenager, I came up with a really corny joke. I’ve shared it with a few people. No one has suggested I begin a comedy career. Here’s Continue Reading
Why Is It so Hard to be a Christian?
There is a newspaper I read that has two crossword puzzles in it. One of the crosswords is relatively easy, while the other crossword is from the New York Times. Continue Reading
God and Circumstances
“Get me out of here!” I think it’s quite possible—probable—that each of us has, at one time or another, screamed this out, even if the scream was limited to our Continue Reading
Why Is It Always God’s Fault?
“It was a tragic act of God.” When a major disaster occurs, it’s not unusual for someone to refer to it as an “act of God.” The term is used Continue Reading