Dear atheist…
Why do you not believe? Why do you allow your senses to rule instead of your sense? Your eyes don’t see God, your ears don’t hear him, nor would your outstretched fingers find… Continue reading
Category Archive: THE BIBLE AND TRUTH
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Reaping what we sow
Of all the emotions rising up in me since the Connecticut shootings, the most persistent one is anger. I feel great sadness for the families, gratitude that my children are safe, and also… Continue reading
The Big Guy
With the Christmas season officially upon us, and chubby-cheeked or just plain chubby Santas everywhere you turn, my passion for truth is stirred once again by the ubiquitous Santa myth (or the Smyth,… Continue reading
The cause of Christ
A lot of us humans have a pet cause, which is one of the things that sets us apart from the animal kingdom…our pets don’t have a human cause. But, of course, I’m… Continue reading
The real key to our strength
We live in a pain-plagued, tumultuous, dangerous world. Last night’s presidential foreign policy debate highlighted some of the areas that are currently, and seemingly always, simmering or bubbling over with tension and violence.… Continue reading
A leader like George
To be president of the most powerful country in the world is a high calling indeed. The responsibilities are many and weighty, the sacrifices real and substantial. Whomever holds the office is deserving… Continue reading
My worth and yours
I had to make a monumental decision the other night when planning a meeting with two dear friends. And it was this…Panera or Starbucks? Perhaps monumental is overstating it a little, but my… Continue reading
Love trumps fairness
And covers a multitude of sins. Even, or perhaps especially, homosexuality. And hatred. I had determined yesterday to write about the unfairness of pro-gay lobbies labeling pro-family organizations as hate groups, when their… Continue reading
On suffering, Job, and the goodness of God, Part 2
Click here for Part 1 I believe God’s removal of His protection and blessing from Job was, among other things, a test to expose and prove the genuineness of his faith and devotion.… Continue reading
On suffering, Job, and the goodness of God, Part 1
As one who has never had to endure great suffering like the loss of a child or seeing my home destroyed by a hurricane or tornado, I know I need to tread lightly… Continue reading
I wish this issue would just go away
But it won’t. So I will continue speaking out in love (I’m trying anyway) in support of retaining the joining of one man with one woman as the only accepted form of marriage.… Continue reading
What is truth?
As a famous Roman governor once asked the unjustly accused miracle-worker, “What is truth?” Jesus might have chosen not to answer if Pilate had given him a chance to, but I suspect that… Continue reading