A recent report indicates that 70% of Americans are Christians. If this is true, what it says to this writer is that a whole host of people who profess faith in Jesus Christ neglect to read the instruction manual that reveals everything we need to know about the object of our faith. I’m referring to […]
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Messy place of grace: Tullian Tchividjian wonders how he will pay bills after affair
According to Christian Examiner the disgraced grandson of evangelist Billy Graham is finding it difficult to keep a low profile after the news broke that the celebrity pastor had broken his wedding vows. As a result of his moral failure he was required to resign his position as senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. Surprisingly, Tchividjian didn’t […]
Liberalism’s warm fuzzy god
For a number of years a woman I know, I’ll call her Rachel, has wrestled with giving her life to Christ. She admits she really wants to, but how can she when she’d have to serve a God who allows murderers into heaven and sends “good people” to hell? It would be awkward to have […]
On affiliating with Lifest
Guilt by association or by affiliation? Recently a group of ministries in our local area received an email from Lifest a regional summer music festival where they’ve typically purchased booth space and tables to share the Gospel and their ministry opportunities. The email strongly warned the ministry vendors: As a member of the Christian Festival […]
What did Jesus command?
Jesus said that if we love Him, we will obey all that He commanded. (John 14:15) So what did Jesus command? He wasn’t talking about keeping the Old Testament Law, nor was He telling us we need to have a works-based salvation to get into Heaven. But we are to obey Him as an act […]