A retrospective in light of tragedy in Nice, France: an update to a Biblical Viewpoint post first written on April 20, 2013 after the terrorist attack in Boston. Evil boldly manifested again in the public square gives rise to the… Read More ›
Evil
Habakkuk’s Question – Why?
A retrospective: an update to the very first Biblical Viewpoint post written on January 4, 2013. While evil exists and prospers and bad things happen even to good people, God is at work and in control beyond what we can… Read More ›
The Christian Bloody Mary
It’s stories like this that give Christianity a bad name. But a life, any life, even with a mix of evil, pride, bitterness, and anger, can be a sad reflection of the human quest for love and validation. Even in… Read More ›
When Bad Things Happen
“How can I believe in God when bad things happen?” Christians seem less and less able to articulate answers that satisfy a growing, skeptical public. ♦ “How can I believe in God when bad things happen? Why does God allow this?… Read More ›
Great King, Bad King
Characteristics and qualities of great leadership should not be debatable. It should be as obvious as day vs. night. Believe it or not, the Bible plays a prominent role in the ideal profile of great business and civic leadership. ♦ We… Read More ›
God, Anger, Sex, and Idolatry
Our behavior reflects our mindset. Our mindset reflects our heart. Our heart reflects our spirit. Our spirit reflects our relationship with God. How’s it going? ♦ A couple lashes out at each other in anger, spewing harsh words of criticism and rebuke…. Read More ›
Evolution and Intellectual Honesty
If only the scientific, academic and journalistic communities would really and truthfully discuss the elephant in the room. ♦ Do you ever wonder if you’re getting the real truth from teachers, newspapers, media pundits, politicians, school textbooks, or even the scientific… Read More ›
Monkeys on Trial
After all the hoopla associated with the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, what was the actual verdict and who really won and lost, the evolutionists or the creationists? ♦ The crowds were large, the media was abuzz. The people across the country debated… Read More ›
Maybe Marriage is for Everybody?
Many around the world believe that homosexuality is as natural as life itself and therefore should be accepted in all aspects of society, even celebrated. The marriage institution is the next pillar to fall, inevitably. Right? ♦ In Genesis 32… Read More ›
Dreams Shattered. What Do You Do?
Have you ever wanted something so much that it crushed you when things fell through? Does that loss of your aspiration hurt and confuse you to the point of questioning God and his plan? ♦ Abraham felt it. Isaac did too…. Read More ›
Prodigal Sons, Daughters, and Parents
We’re all prodigals at some level – reckless, selfish and rebellious. There’s a good news gospel thread in the popular Bible story of a wayward child that gives hope and assurance to all of us whether a son, a daughter,… Read More ›
Small and Too Proud: the Atheists
There is widespread secularism if not growing atheism. Their position is understandable yet woefully misguided and even ignorant of that which they criticize or choose to ignore. ♦ There is a modern-day assumption that atheism is on the rise and that… Read More ›