When professional ballplayers share their Christian testimonies, we see that they’re very real people like us who struggle with life and faith in the midst of a very public vocation. It’s actually very refreshing, disarming, and highly inspirational. ♦ Over… Read More ›
We pray and nothing happens. Sometimes it gets worse. We bring our full heart and good intentions to the issue and find ourselves getting shut down. Is God hearing it wrong, or is He hearing it at all? ♦ We pray… Read More ›
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 ›
This atheist always thought Christians were foolish, deluded, and even evil. One day she met a friend who shared the message of God in a way she’d never heard before. ♦ I heard an atheist share her story recently. She was quite… Read More ›
Have we complicated Christianity beyond its basic elements? Have things gotten distorted along the way? Here are 2 keys to getting it right. ♦ Remember the old religious tracts that used to be handed out by Christians on street corners, public… Read More ›
In an environment of choice, there will always be those who choose one side or another. Or choose to not choose at all. Or go along with the cultural tide to not rock the boat. What’s a Christian to do? ♦… Read More ›
As humans we find a common bond of unity and love for our families and those around us, even strangers, yes even restaurant waiters with divergent worldviews. ♦ The two couples and one child sat down for a sunset dinner… Read More ›
The evangelical church is fairly confused about the Book of Revelation. Some teaching is so complex and didactic that it turns off both Christians and non-Christians. By aligning what Jesus predicted with historical record can actually bring clarity to a perplexing… Read More ›
If we could just keep Jesus at a human level, even a great human worthy of our respect for his teachings, life would be so much less complicated. ♦ Wouldn’t it be easier if Jesus was just a normal great man?… Read More ›
The Word of God is for all mankind. There are Life and Death implications to how we respond. Casual response is actually not acceptable, per the ultimate Judge. The message is clear, even as told in a simple story. ♦ Some… Read More ›
We make them every year. Resolute promises to ourselves to be different starting on January 1 of a New Year. As if there’s magic at the stroke of midnight. What’s a Christian to do? ♦ We’ve all made New Year’s… Read More ›
If we celebrate Christmas, then how is it that we really don’t believe it all. ♦ Christmas is an odd time. Everybody buys into it (literally). At least the shopping, music, pageantry, beauty, coziness and festiveness of it all. It’s wonderful… Read More ›
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