We celebrate this week by remembering the most important events in the history of our world: the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Today commemorates Palm Sunday–the day Jesus humbly rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The part I … Read More
How do you tell if somebody truly loves something or someone? How much time they spend on it? How much money they give to it? How much they talk about it? How big they smile about it? Perhaps the deciding … Read More
What if there were a global war going on and nobody knew about it? It would be difficult at best to care about a war that we don’t know exists. Yet such a war does exist, and we the American … Read More
Do we feel loved by God when God, or another person, reveals our sin to us? Or do we feel singled-out and condemned? The answer to that question does not tell as much about our view of ourselves as it … Read More
Have you ever been hungry? Not just a little hungry, but really hungry? What is the only thing you can think about? What is the only concern you have right then and there? Food. Most of us, when we are … Read More
At its core, what does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? The basic definition would be “someone who follows Jesus”. But even that definition leaves us with the question of, What does it mean to follow Jesus? To … Read More
Are all Christians hypocrites? It depends entirely on how we define hypocrite and what we mean when we use the term. To be a Christian and sin does not mean we are automatically a hypocrite; though that is typically how … Read More
According to the “World Happiness Report” (yes there is such a thing; it was launched at the UN last year), the happiest countries in the world are: Denmark, Norway, Finland, Netherlands–all in northern Europe. The least happy countries are all … Read More
One of the most common trends today regarding Christian evangelism is the idea that to effectively reach the world, we have to be able to relate to them. This is almost always proof texted with 1 Cor. 9–“become all things … Read More