IS GOD HAPPIER WHEN YOU’RE RICH?
There are two extremes of thought within Christianity about wealth: some think God wants us all to live a life of pleasure and abundance, and some think God wants us…
IS GOD HAPPIER WHEN YOU’RE POOR?
At the time of our marriage Carmel and I were paying our way through school on academic and athletic scholarships and on my $100/wk salary as a local pastor. Most…
SO BEAUTIFUL
There is no standard for beauty. So much of it comes down to likes and dislikes, to aesthetics, and to things like fit or mood or tone or space. Yet…
Citizens of Heaven
Do you remember when you first gave yourself to Christ? It revolutionized every part of the way you lived. Christ changed your heart, your speech, your relationship with your kids….
MYTHOS
Once upon a time… A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… In the beginning… These words have a mythic quality to them, don’t you think?…
SEXUAL PERSECUTION
Christ was crucified. Stephen was stoned for preaching the gospel. Ten of the twelve original disciples were executed for preaching the gospel. We often think that persecution is a thing…
WE SHOULD TALK
We are electrically charged with sex. Physically, emotionally, intellectually, aesthetically, relationally, socially, and visually. Sex is part of who we are. And sex is spiritual. In fact, the very …
There really are two worlds
For many Christians, it has become popular to dismiss “the world” as some- thing evil or degenerate. Religious folks seem to take pleasure in decrying the worldly ways of the…
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