Before you get too concerned about whether this might be a strike at another famous declaration, it’s not. It occurs to me that independence, whether corporate or individual, is a subject that Christians should think through very carefully...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It would be almost impossible to find someone who at some stage in their life has not been angered to the point of venting to another. Often, we complete our tirade with the final words, “I just needed to vent.” “I just needed to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How many people have said to you that they are waiting for the end of 2020? How many memes have you read? How many daily commentaries of news and events have you read in disbelief that what is actually happening around us is real? The threat of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You might read this article and think that the writer must be some bombastic jerk full of pride. Where do I get off judging wisdom? How can I possibly know that most people lack it? Do I have wisdom in such abundance that I am able to make this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I know it is not like this for some other people, but my Mom and Dad would often come out with a saying that would stop me in my tracks and help me think about my situation. In a way, my parents were wise old sages. At least when I was a kid, it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Sometimes we don’t even know when we are “doing” church in a foolish way. I am not talking about whether or not you return to church in a mask. I am not talking about precautions you should take to manage the threat of Covid19. I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Scriptures do talk about the measurement of contentment and the writer of Ecclesiastes explains it to be “one handful.” While this might sound somewhat confusing, when we hear the context of Ecclesiastes 4 it helps us to see this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Humans seem to get very uptight when something they value in this world is under threat of loss or when we have not yet obtained that valuable prize. I want to make a case to you that a correct understanding of life as a gift under the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If I were to say to you that I hate life, you would probably not want to spend a great deal of time with me. You might find my comment a great reason to finally pick up Joel Osteen’s book in an attempt to avoid such a pessimistic view of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Before you judge the title, I don’t have a view that all philosophy is evil. As we look through the annals of church history, we can be thankful for some of the contributions of Christian thought. We should however notice the adjective I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
