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  • Does Religious Dogma Have a Place Among God’s People?

                I remember the very first cell phone I ever had: It was bulky, the screen was the size of a quarter and all I could do with it was talk and text. There was a time before that when cell phones did not exist and even when house-phones hadn’t been thought of. The progress…

  • Does God Really Love Sinners?

    Islam demands submission before the possibility of salvation is given. Hinduism demands piety before fruitful reincarnation. Buddhism demands balance before peace can be achieved. In this life, I find that I am utterly incapable of perfection. Because I cannot achieve perfection, I am unable to submit wholly to God on my own. I am incapable…

  • Is Your Church Healthy?

                What is a healthy church? Is a healthy church one that is always growing? Is it one that never experiences deficit or one that has a certain number of members? Does a healthy church support missions? Is it part of an association or of a certain denomination? Does it…

  • Why does God not show His face?

                “I would believe in your God, if only He would show His face.” I remember speaking to an atheist friend of mine who, to put it lightly, is obviously and outspokenly skeptical that any deity exists at all. As far as he is concerned, there is no evidence that speaks in God’s favor and…

  • The Christian’s Tribulation (and the suffering of the world)

    There was a criminal who was exiled from the land of a good king. He lived in great turmoil, but the king allowed him to live hoping that he would one day be reconciled. The criminal changed his ways and gave himself as a servant to the king. He promised the king all he had…

  • The lukewarm Christian may not be what you think…

    Throughout the day, I drink quite a bit of coffee. It is because of me that we had to move away from k-cups in the office. We bought those little single-cup filters that fit into a Keurig. Sometimes my coffee sits in one place too long and I am not pleased when I take a…

  • Forgiveness

    When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, “If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.” So they sent this message to Joseph, “Before he died your father gave a command: ‘Say this to Joseph: Please forgive…

  • Praise: the response of the worshipper to the work of God

    What is praise? The response of the worshipper to the work of God. Genesis 28:18-22 What is praise and where does praise come from? Are we to praise God blindly or has He provided a reason for which we can believe our praise to Him means something? All too often worshippers fill a church building…

  • The Sin Binge: what we may not realize about the nature of sin

                What does sin do to us? In western culture today, people seem to not worry about the negative effects of sin as an action. We accept our imperfection and we move on without even striving to be better. Instead we embrace that imperfection, making statements like: “I’m just gonna do me!” “Don’t judge me!”…

  • Why should I not date?

              I want to take a moment and observe dating culture in the western world. Especially among younger people, worth is perceived in the context of relationships. People see themselves as having more worth when they are connected to either the right people or to more people. Dating the “right person” or dating anyone at…