Making the lowly feel at home is Christlike ministry. At present there is a “fabulous family home” in Dublin South Center selling for just 7,500,000 euros (about $10.25 million U.S.). With a mere million-and-a-quarter down, said family would only have a nine million dollar mortgage! Described as “a stunningly elegant and meticulously appointed Georgian residence […]
Dealing with Dawkins In this third and final installment of “Reader’s Guide to the Origins Debate,” I recommend books which respond to the writings of Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion 1—a harshly worded attack on religion in general and Christianity in particular. I single out Dawkins for consideration because of his notoriety and […]
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Brokenness: The pathway to blessing Normally, when something breaks it loses value. For example, a collision decreases the worth of an automobile, and a shattered keepsake is remorsefully discarded as a total loss. Within the physical realm, the laws of nature work to depreciate the value of our possessions, but this is not so in […]
“… those who live should live no longer for themselves.” When we have heart problems physically, we usually go to a specialist, a cardiologist. But there is no better heart specialist than the Lord—the heart’s Maker. He designed the heart to be filled and functioning without interruption. The same is true for what is figuratively […]
Eager or reluctant? The Law that God gave to His Old Testament people, Israel, contained a great many commandments pertaining to the moral and spiritual lives of each individual. But it is not without significance that, proportionally, far and away the largest two topics covered by the Law are the offerings (picturing the person and […]
Enjoying the Christian life depends on our focus I once went to my father and said, “ I’m not happy, Dad.” He patiently sat down with me in his study and listened to my woes. After a nice chat, he sent me on my way, feeling much better than when we started. The next day, […]
“There is nothing new under the sun.” (Eccl. 1:9) We live in a world that is changing at a faster rate than ever before. (Well, maybe not faster than during the Flood, but we’re talking about sustained change over long periods of time.) People are constantly changing styles, jobs, homes, and, tragically, even spouses. The […]
Scientific evidence within a consistent Bible framework Charles Darwin hesitated to publish his ideas on how new species of animals came to exist because he knew they would cause major controversy in the scientific and theological worlds of the 1850’s.1 He was right. And now, one hundred fifty years after publication of The Origin of […]
Read More… from Reader’s Guide to the Origins Debate (part 2)
The veil is removed. The Jewish religious leaders of New Testament times had devoted their lives to studying the Old Testament. In many cases, their motives were noble—a desire to please God and even a desire to gain eternal life. But, however commendable their motives, they had missed the main point, and, one day, the […]