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 ›
Evil
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 ›
Evil – Nature or Nurture?
A mass killing in Santa Barbara revives the longstanding debate on evil. Is evil in our nature or is it developed and nurtured? Yes and yes; of course it is. ♦ We’ve all now heard the horrific story of the deranged… Read More ›
Got Biblical Historical Context?
Context is everything. Do you really know when things happened? Have you thought through the implications of documented Bible history? ♦ Like many people I used to get the years and periods of history mixed up. When was the US Civil… Read More ›
Essentials for Men
What’s it take to be a guy these days? A man of men? A godly man? It’s a journey we men never quite finish. But we can progress and be better men than we’ve been. ♦ This weekend over 200… Read More ›
So Really…Why Do Bad Things Happen?
Death, poverty, suffering, evil, war. Set-backs, trials, accidents, tragedies. If God is so good, why does He allow bad things to happen? Does He control this world? Does He even care? ♦ An innocent 9 year-old girl is plowed into by a 240 pound errant… Read More ›
A Unified Old and New Testament?
How often we are asked or consider our own doubts about the unity of the Bible? Isn’t the tone and coherence of the Old Testament so very different from the New Testament? ♦ Have you ever doubted the unity of… Read More ›
King Josiah’s Amazing Discovery
While it might be disconcerting to witness a once godly nation stray so far from its roots and original moorings, the story of King Josiah and his amazing discovery gives hope to renewal and righteous reforms. ♦ Josiah was eight years old… Read More ›
Living in Spiritual Warfare
The Enemy is real and destructive. But even many Christians have trouble accepting the reality of “the Devil.” If Christ acknowledged him, why not us? ♦ While many will acknowledge the spiritual realm in our lives (“I’m a very spiritual person”… Read More ›
God, Boston, and Your Worldview
Evil boldly manifested again in the public square gives rise to the age-old question: How can a good God allow such bad things to happen? ♦ So it’s happening again. More bad things in a dark world, as they have… Read More ›
Job – the Book No One Finishes
The Book of Job teaches the solution to life’s pain and disappointments is not found in answering the question, Why? It is in trusting God and His sovereignty in the midst of our whys. ♦ Job was a man of… Read More ›
Biblical Viewpoint 