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Here’s a fantastic illustration from Chuck Swindoll about the scary reality of keeping portions of our lives away from the lordship and control of Christ. “A certain man wanted to sell his house in Haiti … Read More

If you remember a few years back when Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ” was released, you probably heard within all the controversy the accusation that retelling the story of Jesus betrayal, arrest, … Read More

“Christianity Today” published a sermon given by author Philip Yancey on the Virginia Tech campus.  He spoke to the group of studetns just two weeks after the shootings in Blacksburg.  Yancey is one of those writers who … Read More

If you ever want to read a fantastic brief Jewish whirlwind summary of the Old Testament, turn to Stephen’s last words before his murder as recorded in Acts 7.  In a final attempt to demonstrate … Read More

You might have heard an atheist, agnostic, or skeptic claim that the idea of God is incoherent—that it doesn’t even make sense.  One way in which he or she might try to demonstrate this assertion … Read More

HOW TO “LOVE” A JERK It’s probably easier to forgive people of whom we would say we already love.  And by love here, I mean, having loving feelings.  But what about forgiving someone who is … Read More

THOSE YOU CAN’T FORGIVE As I wrote in the previous post, we are never allowed to withhold forgiveness from another person, especially considering the infinite weight of the debt of which God has forgiven us.  … Read More

As I’ve been talking with a couple people this week who are struggling with issues of forgiveness, I thought I’d spend a couple days blogging some thoughts on forgiveness.  MORE THAN A FEELING Forgiveness is … Read More

The Roman Emperor, Nero (A.D. 54-68) is remembered most today for his grizzly persecution of Christians, much of which continued until the 4th century (Nero was known to impale Christian men and women on stakes in … Read More

If you’re at all like me you’ve spent no small amount of time asking God to lead, guide, and direct you in some particular situation.  Maybe it’s been a job change, a decision about schooling, … Read More

I’ve heard someone say that AIDS is a divine judgment on practicing homosexual men, and therefore, they’re getting what they deserve.  In fact, maybe they should all just be quarantined until we rid ourselves of … Read More

I don’t know if there’s any other question that comes up as often as this one does.  I recently read of a survey that was conducted of the general populace (including both Christians and non-Christians).  … Read More