Worldview

Do you find it hard to understand why those two brothers in Boston would detonate bombs to kill innocent people? Or how other Muslim terrorists would fly planes into buildings to kill innocent people? Or how could an abortion doctor from Philadelphia deliver live babies and then cut their spinal cords with scissors to complete […]

Grace and Peace

I realized a number of years ago that I really don’t want to walk by faith. That’s a problem because God says things like: “We live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “And without faith it is impossible to please God…” Hebrews 11:6 Walking or living by faith means I won’t always see […]

What is Heaven Like? (Part 2 of 2)

Yesterday, we looked at what we can learn about heaven from Genesis 1 and 2 and Revelation 21 and 22. In those chapters, we see God’s original design for the earth and how He will one day make the earth new. You can read yesterday’s post here, if you missed it. Let’s continue our look […]

Unplugged

This morning, I turned the switch on a lamp at our church and nothing happened. I tried flipping the switch on the power strip it was plugged into, but still nothing. I tried plugging the extension cord into another outlet, but it still didn’t work. Next, I replaced the bulb. That didn’t work either. I […]

The Worst Sin

What’s the worst sin you can think of? Murder? Rape? Abusing a child? Torture? Those are awful sins, but what if there’s a sin that leads to those sins? Wouldn’t that one be even worse? There is a sin that leads to those sins and every other sin. At first glance though, it doesn’t seem […]

The Pace of Life

I love NASCAR races and last night was the biggest one of the year–the Daytona 500 When that green flag waved, there were forty-three cars racing around a 2.5 mile tri-oval at 200 miles per hour. There were about ten yellow caution flags during the race, which slowed their speed to 55 miles per hour. […]