Posts tagged “Bible”
Your sins are not like coffee grounds
It was 5:20 A.M. I was pulling out the coffeepot to pour my first cup when things went tragically awry. (I use the word…
No lie
A fact-checker report from the Washington Post says that in President Trump’s first year, he made 2,140 false or misleading claims. By day 558…
A gallery and a treasure chest
The human mind is a picture gallery, and the human heart is a treasure chest. God did not install a border wall in our…
The names of God: Messiah/Christ
In Old Testament times, God had a unique ceremony by which he would show his choice of a spiritual leader and then invest that…
It’s in the Word
People do know a few things about God all on their own. They know he exists—every culture on earth involves stories about a power…
If there’s no Easter, there’s no Christianity
According to Christianity, Easter is everything. As the apostle Paul says, “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is…
Devoted to the Word
In describing Christianity, the brand-new movement that was about to change the world, Dr. Luke tells us, “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching”…
Creation is in the rest of the Bible too
The Genesis accounts of God’s creation describe his amazing power, wisdom, and love for his human creatures. But the creation accounts also show that…
Stop saying, “It’s okay,” because it’s not okay
About 13 years ago, when I was interning at a church, my boss/pastor said that we would not just preach about forgiveness; we would…
You’ll be a pro in no time
My teenagers had a day off of school, so on that -9-degree morning, we headed to a nearby training facility. While my teens were…
The biggest threat to your soul
Recently, a Christian blogger went public with a lifestyle that many Christians would consider a sin. In her post, she wrote, “What the world…
My procrastination
I get a lot of laughs from “demotivation” posters—you know, the ones designed to look like inspirational office artwork but that instead have a…