“… 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 […]
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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Submitting to the truth “A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.” The will, the intellect, and the emotions—the very core or heart of man—is fallen. One need not turn very many pages in Scripture to find that truth implicit, but Scripture is repeatedly explicit on the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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)
If the world is going faster, why are Western young people slowing down? It’s impossible to keep up. The world hurtles at dizzying speed toward it’s final destiny. There are new wars du jour whenever we turn on the TV; Armageddon seems to be in dress rehearsal mode. Meanwhile science grows exponentially, and, among other […]