As we enter another election cycle, we will once again see the way our political system inclines us to misquote one another in an attempt to create an unfair advantage over our political and moral opponents. Yet who can doubt that our own desire to be seen as conservative, Bible believing, followers of Christ also […]
We’ve probably all heard it said that a fool can ask more questions in a minute than a wise person could answer in a year. From its very beginning the Bible teaches us that some questions end up being out of bounds for those who trust God. But is wisdom or understanding ever found by […]
The Bible answers the most important questions we can ask: Where did we come from? What matters? Who can we trust? Who is God? Is he good? Who is Jesus? Why did he die? Did his life end in failure? How can we be counted among his followers? How should we treat our enemy? Where […]
Because more than a few of us struggle with the question, “How can I know the will of God?,” imagine this scenario: We plead with God to show us what he wants us to do in a difficult situation. That night as we toss and turn, we dream that God shows up to answer our […]
I recently heard a 2 and ½ minute conversation on NPR’s StoryCorps between Walter, a 73 year old father and his 36 year old son, Christopher. Walter, an author with almost 100 books to his name, grew up in Harlem, the son of a janitor. He recalls how at 14 he had already developed a […]
Some of us feel story-challenged. If we believed in Christ early in life, without ever doing drugs, time, or the prodigal thing, we tend to feel at a loss for what used to be called “a testimony.” We may even have felt spiritually deprived the first time we heard the principle that those who are […]
One more take on assumptions: A collared dog tied to a 12 foot rope finds a way, without breaking its rope, or shaking its collar, to reach a bone that is 15 feet away. How does he do it? Am wondering if a riddle this could help us come to terms with difficult puzzles of […]
Could it be possible that the God of the Bible demands of us what we cannot do, intervenes to rescue some of us, and then condemns the rest to suffer forever for not doing what they never had the ability to do? More specifically, when the Bible tells us that we are born “dead in […]
Our last conversation about “sharing our faith” is one that deserves a second look. It’s another example of how followers of Christ can both agree and disagree about just about everything. We agree that everyone needs to hear what Christ did for us. We differ, to some degree, about how we are each to respond […]
Some followers of Christ seem to find it so natural to spontaneously talk to others about their faith. By all appearances, they are able to turn normal conversations, even with strangers, into an opportunity for talk about the best news in the world. They anticipate obstacles along the way, graciously answer objections, and often end […]
The Republic of Yemen lies about 1000 miles to the south of Iraq at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Recently racked by the wave of anti-government protests that have swept the region, the country may be facing a worsening crisis. Some observers expect tribal factions to try to gain control of the country […]
National Public Radio’s StoryCorp has just released a wonderful story told by a grandfather to his two granddaughters. (NPR Link) According to attorney Martin Levin, while in college back in he 1930s, he met a fellow student who in his words was, “the most obnoxious, most difficult, and most awful person I’ve ever met in […]
After surviving the horrors of Nazi concentration camps, Elie Wiesel wrote a novel titled The Trial of God. Reflecting Wiesel’s own crisis of faith, he created a character who accuses God of “hostility, cruelty, and indifference” for silently turning His back on His people in their time of need. In this plot, the only one […]
