As I sat in my tiny apartment, tears ran down my hopeless cheeks. My freshly washed, yard sale pot and pan sat upside down draining on my twenty-five cent Goodwill dish rag. I had just tucked my eight-year-old daughter into bed, plopped like a deflated balloon onto a kitchen chair and cried. Is this all…
Belief That vs. Belief In
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. — John 3:16 This verse is probably the best-known passage in the Bible. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people reduce it in their minds to…
Does Prayer Make Any Difference?
There is an immense difference between a worldview that is not able to answer every question to complete satisfaction and one whose answers are consistently contradictory. There is an even greater difference between answers that contain paradoxes and those that are systemically irreconcilable. Once again, the Christian faith stands out as unique in this test,…
Anchored in Christ
Drop Anchor I don’t confess to know a lot about boats other than they make me seasick. Because of that, I don’t spend a lot of time on the water. However, on the few occasions that I have been out on a boat with friends, we’ve ensured before setting off that someone on the vessel was able not only…
I Believe in the Holy Spirit
If we truly understood even for a moment what sort of Companion, Counselor, and Friend we have in the Holy Spirit, it would banish all thoughts of loneliness forever. If you love Me, obey Me; and I will ask the Father and He will give you another Comforter, and He will never leave you. He…
The Single Greatest Event in History
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is so foundational to Christianity that no one who denies it can be a true Christian. Without resurrection there is no Christian faith, no salvation, and no hope. “If there is no resurrection of the dead,” Paul explained, “then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty…
The Beauty of New Belief
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego must have been in disbelief when they heard about the golden image on the plain of Dura. I can just hear them saying to one another, “I thought losing our homes, being kidnapped from our families, and forced into the king’s service was bad enough, and now we’re threatened with death…