Faith-Affirming Articles on the Truth of Christianity
My approach to apologetics
A recent question from a reader of mine sparked the idea that it may be time to bring up the issue of apologetics methodology again… Here is something insightful that my friend Jonathan had to say: I see then the value of tearing down false authorities which compete...
The gospel truth in gospel love
This might sound a little silly for a Christian to say, but here goes: Lately, I’m becoming quite enamored with the life and ministry of Jesus. Understand something… I’ve been a Christian for very long time—but I believe a person’s love and understanding for Christ...
Integrity to keep you from sin
We all have different backgrounds… Some of you reading have been followers of Christ for a very long time, others a fairly new in their walk… Me, I have been a follower of Jesus for over 25 years (though I am only 30 years old). The fact is this: Navigating life’s...
Be Kind. No, like, Actually.
We often see t-shirts, signs, and other paraphernalia promoting biblically based concepts… That have been ripped entirely of their biblical context and used to promote unbiblical ideas. While this is unfortunate, it happens ALL the time. What can be done? Promoting...
Actually FOLLOW Jesus
So I was born in 1989… Which means I grew up in the 90’s. The 90’s were…interesting…for a variety of reasons…most of those utterly irrelevant to today’s topic. One of the concepts embraced by the church (but especially youth) writ large during that period was this...
Disagreement on the merits…not the man
Today’s is a fairly simple lesson in logic and careful thinking. Doesn’t it frustrate the living daylights out of you when someone lambasts a person for what they believe instead of dealing carefully with their belief itself? Now, to be sure… There is a time and a...
5 P’s to lead your family well
There I was….feeling like a failure… Once again, I FORGOT to read the Bible with my kids at bedtime. I forgot…or I was “too busy.” Which is a pretty lame excuse considering I’m adamant about keeping the commitments I make. Nevertheless, I break that one far too often....
The power of love motivated by the Spirit of God
I received some excellent responses the other day when I asked the question, What is God teaching you right now? I learned of struggles I had no idea folks were facing. I learned of lessons that, really, I need to be learning myself. Thanks so much for your responses....
What we love, we’ll defend
When we really love something, it’s not hard to defend it. For example: Your family. Wouldn’t you defend your family if they were being falsely accused or afflicted? Your freedom. When push comes to shove, many of us stand and fight for the freedom we enjoy here in...
The Bible and Phenomenology
To the extent possible, I want you to place yourself in the shoes of the ancient Hebrew writer. You have no “modern” scientific knowledge. You don’t know that stars are balls of gas. You don’t know how big the world really is, etc. (That is NOT to say they were...
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