Are we the good Samaritan? Or the robber? We are all one or the other. There’s no saying that we’ve never been in the scenario Jesus painted. Because we’re in it. Right now. Every. Single. one. of. us. Everyone!
Ways people in church destroy churches from the inside
There was a series on crosswalk.com earlier this year. 10 Ways We May Be Destroying Our Churches. Of course, there are more than ten. So, I borrowed the thought and called my series Ways people in church destroy churches from the inside.
God versus religion: faith, love and trust in God
I’ve been doing this for more than a dozen years now. And I’ve never actually written anything on what the site is about. It seemed obvious to me. And yet, I guess it really isn’t obvious to everyone. Just like the Bible’s not obvious to everyone. So now, here’s God versus religion: faith, love and trust in God. What this site is really about.
Psalm 33 – The Lord is our help and our shield
The Psalm says, “We wait in hope for the Lord, He is our help and our shield”. But what does that really mean? The Lord is our help and shield to do what, exactly? What’s the goal? And who/what are we shielded from?
Small fishing boats double as church under penalty of death
Would you go to church in a boat? What about under penalty of death if you’re caught? I wonder what I would do. What about you? Under what circumstances are we willing to attend any church under penalty of death? It’s happening right now.
Can China and U.S. governments define a new Christianity?
Who gets to define religion? Specifically, who gets to define the new Christianity? China passed a set of religious regulations about six years ago. I started to write about them a couple of times. It was never quite right though. I felt like the U.S., in some way, was going to copy what China did. As it turns out, we’re doing just that.
How come so many Christians don’t really know God?
It seems like a weird, even dumb, question. How come so many Christians don’t really know God? It’s a very important question with a very disturbing answer. It’s all too easy for Christians to not know God! The headline shocked me. 51% of Churchgoers Don’t Know of the Great Commission, according to a Barna survey. I also found it very disappointing. Depressing even.
Why do we settle for less when we could have more?
I thought our theme for life was “I want it, I want it all, and I want it now”. So why do we settle for so much less than what we could have? Maybe the most surprising thing is that I am talking about Christians.
Do you know what you’re asking when you demand justice?
Do you know what you’re asking when you demand justice? I mean really know. Do any of us understand the implications of justice? Real justice? The only justice that truly is justice.
Will there be homeless people in Heaven? Who cares?
Will there be homeless people in Heaven? Who cares? Whoa! A two-part question. And trick questions at that? The correct answers are yes/no and yes. Huh? The answers may very well depend on how you read the question. And how you view life – or don’t. Are you up for this?
God and me - this life and the next 