Taking truth off the table
“I am the way and the truth and the life.” – Jesus Christ, John 14:6 Lance Armstrong is a spectacular example of the human condition. The worldly culture witnessing the self-motivated outing of his...
View ArticleThe logical outcome of faith
Modern man loves logic. From the ancient Greek philosophers before Christ to our science-laden academy of today, the Western mind has an abiding fascination with logic as the primary test of truth....
View ArticleLazarus, love and patience
Valentine’s Day is a great holiday to have in the middle of winter – the passionate warmth of love imprinted on our minds and bodies amid the frost and desolation of mid-February. The great chapter...
View ArticleLazarus, love and patience
Valentine’s Day is a great holiday to have in the middle of winter – the passionate warmth of love imprinted on our minds and bodies amid the frost and desolation of mid-February. The great chapter...
View ArticleOf Idols and Open-Mindedness
Recently I heard an earnest ESPN radiodiscussion about idols and later that day saw an unrelated online post from a long-ago friend about open-mindedness. The sports talk was about whether current...
View ArticleIt’s tempting to dismiss God
Even people who are not especially close to God are often quick to blame God when things – health, relationships, jobs, money, dreams, etc. – fall apart in their lives. “If God loved me, He wouldn’t...
View ArticleThe Bible: Reality TV gets it right
Tip: Watch “The Bible,” History Channel, Sundays at 8 p.m. throughout March. The truth is I don’t watch a whole lot of TV. And while I am good-naturedly chuckling as I think about this, I especially...
View ArticleChristians shoot at can’t-miss TV
Early in the project, “The Bible” miniseries producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey – both life-long Christian believers and successful secular entertainment figures – sought advice from noted pastor...
View ArticleIf I’m ‘No. 1,’ what’s Jesus?
Most people in our culture know the basics of the Christian story. Jesus was born peacefully in a manger, died violently on a cross, came back unexpectedly from the dead, and somehow because of all...
View ArticleThe mysterious embrace of Christ
Exactly how any one of us might come to faith in Christ is, to me, one of the great mysteries in life. All of us as believers have family, friends, associates – shoot, everybody we encounter – with...
View ArticleDoing What We Can About Heaven
The weekly church sign read: “Who will be in heaven because of you?” Great question. My inner reaction, embarrassingly, was a spontaneous jumble of off-point, defensive, legalistic, self-centered,...
View ArticleGod’s life is pretty involved
As deeply as I believe God made mankind in His image, I am similarly as convinced God’s life is very different from ours. This does not require deep theology. I simply believe Genesis 1:27, “God...
View ArticleGod is paying close attention
An intelligent but dependably maddening uber-liberal Facebook friend recently posted a thought on “traditional marriage.” Ordinarily not one to quote the Bible, he nonetheless cited 1 Kings 11:3:...
View ArticleFor Christ’s sake, Am I saved?
By Bob Walters Christian believers spend a lot of time wondering whether they are “really saved.” The unsatisfying answer is … there is no way to “know,” at least not like that. Not if we are...
View ArticleWhat freedom is all about
My maternal grandfather, Dr. Alexander R. McKinney (1885-1964), was a kindly, good-humored ophthalmologist – an eye doctor – in Saginaw, Mich. He was also a field surgeon with the U.S. Army in Europe...
View ArticleThe elevator to the top
Do you dare to “judge?” If you listen to a sermon and then listen to the news, read the Bible and then read a newspaper, go to church and then go to work, the world doesn’t seem like a very consistent...
View ArticlePatiently growing in Christ
Faith in Christ may arrive in one’s heart suddenly and unexpectedly, and the impatience of addressing an immediate temporal human physical or spiritual need is often the hallmark of Christian action....
View ArticlePrayer, petition and perspicacity
Perspicacity means “discernment; clarity of vision or intellect which provides a deep understanding and insight.” Relevant to the topic at hand, it refers to “praying smart.” Perspicacity is a good...
View ArticleThe Bible’s grasp of touchy subjects
“There is nothing new under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes (repeatedly) Extraordinary technical, intellectual, spiritual, financial and civic innovations mark human progress. Yet while mankind’s physical...
View ArticleLife and death and church
I feel fine, but lately I’ve been thinking a lot about death. The June/July issue of my favorite magazine First Things carried an article titled “Tragic Worship.” It’s about how modern Christian...
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