Is Christianity the Problem?

The sacred-secular divide grows wider. And louder. Many secularists see Christians as hateful, judgmental bigots. Some see them as bullying elitists.  The one side believes that most of the world’s worries, woes, and wars are...

Living it Day By Day

Living It Day by Day She sat alone in an old people’s home, Lonely and old and gray; She wished that someone, just anyone, Would call on her that day. Did you? He lay for days on his hospital bed; The...

The Bumps are What You Climb On

God puts balance into our lives—the good and the bad.

The Sin of Silence

Citizens under arrest are given their Miranda rights, which include “the right to remain silent.” Citizens of God’s kingdom have no Miranda rights. With so much at stake, Christians do not have “the right...

Don’t Believe Everything You Think

I admit a curiosity for bumper stickers. On occasion, one succinctly states a great truth or at least provokes reasonable thought. Once I stopped at a light, and the car in front of mine had...

Seven Deadly Social Sins

Wealth without Work Pleasure without Conscience Education without Character Commerce without Morality Science without Humanity Worship without Sacrifice Politics without Principle - Author Unknown Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell...

Written in Sand and Stone

Two friends were walking through the desert and got into an argument. One friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in...

The Greatest Gift of All

A long time ago in Persia, a benevolent ruler named Shah Abbis reigned

Can One Rely on the Bible?

Yes, absolutely. While we do not have an original copy of the Bible, it has been faithfully handed down from one generation to another.

Three Concerns of a Good Teacher

Teaching is serious business, especially when the subject is religion. That doesn't mean that teaching should be dry, severe, or always sobering, but it does mean that teachers of God's way must realize the...