Women of the Bible: Esther Was Not Like Cinderella I’ve always liked the story of Esther. She was a peasant girl who won a national beauty pageant and became queen. In my imagination, I’ve given this tale a Cinderella-like grandness...
What’s More Important, a Strong Theology or a Childlike Faith? When We Focus on Theology We Miss the Point of Following Jesus A lot of people today work hard to form a correct theology. Almost every church has a theology, be it formal or...
What’s the Only Thing That Counts? Paul tells us that faith and love is what matters most In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he opens chapter five with a discussion about freedom and slavery, about following the law and not following the law. He...
Bearing Fruit is Key; Having a Right Theology Isn’t In matters of faith, it’s not what we believe, it’s what we do One of the promises during the modern era was that through the Age of Enlightenment (Age of Reason) we could pursue truth and it...
The Role Faith Plays in the Creation Versus Evolution Debate For all their differences, both creation and the theory of evolution require an element of faith In school I learned about evolution. In church I learned about creation. Creation marks...
Put Your Faith in Action Good deeds and right living don’t earn our salvation, but they do confirm it Paul writes to his friends in Thessalonica. He reminds them—and us—that salvation is a gift from God. We can’t earn it and can only receive it...
Does Dropping Out of Church Mean Turning Your Back on God? Church attendance may relate to faith or the two may have no connection at all On a broader scope, I keep hearing reports that Millennials (or some other demographic) have turned from God...
Let Us Persevere in Our Faith The book of Hebrews tells us how to react to what God has done for us An interesting passage in Hebrews opens with a reminder of who we are in Jesus and through Jesus (Hebrews 10:23-25). With this as our perspective...
What’s the One Thing That Matters Most? The list of faith essentials is short—a list of only one item Two thousand years ago the religious leaders, called Pharisees, heap a bunch of manmade requirements on the backs of the people so they can be...
Avoid Suffering Needlessly For Our Faith Religious persecution is real for many people, but some people needlessly bring opposition upon themselves In many parts of the world religious oppression is an everyday reality that affects adherents’...
