What Comes First?
What comes first – forgiving someone or loving someone? Can you love someone only after you’ve forgiven them, or is love the necessary precondition for […]
Christianity
The Art of Dying to Self
Most of us are familiar with left or right brain dominance. Those with left-brain dominance are supposed to be more analytical, while those with right-brain
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Reconciling Human Effort with God’s Grace
Since my early days as a young believer, I’ve understood the biblical doctrine of grace. Well, I understood it at a basic level. The importance
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The Art of Dying
Dying is not a favorite topic for most of us. We avoid talking about it and would like to circumvent death itself. But it is
Snakes and Doves
Jesus wants you to be like the devil. What? Really? Yes. In a surprising turn of phrase, Jesus directs us to be shrewd as serpents
Warning!
There is nothing progressive or Christian about Progressive Christianity. Culture says that Jesus is one among many and not One above all. Progressive Christianity says
The Road to Relationship
Fran and I have been married forty-right years. What’s the secret for staying married for forty-eight years? Our first date was February 1, 1976.
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Modern Babel
In the Bible, the multiplication of languages resulted in the division of the people. They scattered abroad and this subtracted from their harmony and added
Frivolous Religion
A pastor friend on a blog we both belong to posted an article by John MacArthur entitled, “The End of Frivolous Religion?” (https://www.dailywire.com/news/macarthur-the-end-of-frivolous-religion.) Here’s his
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The Gospel v Progressivism
I’ve grown increasingly concerned by the inroads the Progressive Left has made into the Evangelical church, especially among young adults. The purpose of this essay
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