Some Things You Might Not Know About God
Knowing God is like drinking the ocean or counting its sands, or walking its waves. It is not really in the realm of possibility.
We know only what He has revealed (Deuteronomy 29:29) and even...
Why Doesn’t God Do Something?
A moment’s reflection shows the absurdity and impossibility of God intervening in every disaster or each time evil is about to befall one of His children.
Why does God not “do something?”
If People Knew What I’d Done, They’d Never Let Me in Church
“Church is for good people, and I won’t really fit in.”
“Church is for believers, and I have some doubts.”
“Church is for families, and I’m from a broken home.”
“Church is for people with good habits,...
Did the Disciples Make up the Gospel?
Opponents of Christianity commonly say that the New Testament resulted from the disciples missing Jesus so much that they made up the resurrection and fabricated a record of His words and deeds. Common acts...
A New You in the New Year
This sounds like a commercial line from a weight loss clinic, a fitness club, a hair salon, or a skin cream company, but it's not. It's about making decisions about spiritual well-being. Are you...
How to Handle Criticism
Criticism is something all Christians experience. We should expect it. It simply is not possible to please everyone. If it were possible to please all men, then we would not please Jesus who said, “Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets” (Luke 6:26).
How should we deal with criticism?
Rightly Dividing the Word
Geography books often have two large maps depicting the two hemispheres. They face each other—the right-hand page shows the eastern hemisphere, and the left-hand page the western hemisphere. These hemispheres are subdivided naturally into...
The Only Book God Ever Wrote
Most popular authors are prolific. They write and write. Many had several books on the market before they became well known. God didn't do that. If you go in a Books-A-Million and search a database for "books that God wrote," you'll only find one listing.
I’m Looking for a Church That Is Not So Negative
There is a lot of negativity in our world. The daily news cycle feeds on the scandals, crimes, and suffering dredged up from across the world. The dog-eat-dog business world wears a person down....
In Pursuit of Faith
Faith is the foundation upon which all the virtues are laid. It is the center from which the diameter of the Christian life is measured. It is the buoy from which the depths of...