Some of you have a lot of questions about the Christian faith. I am especially talking to those of you who are “seekers,” who, according to your own testimony, would…
Why “I believe in logic and reason” is a Nonsense Statement
I’m exposed more than the average citizen to regular discussions and debates of ‘off limits’ subjects like religion, partly by circumstance and partly by choice, which is to say partly…
An Anatomy of Faith
Why do we believe certain things and not others? I know, I know . . . we are Christians. Therefore, we have a slam dunk answer to that softball question.…
What if Someone Knows Something You Don’t?
Making a commitment to God is not easy. This is especially true with skeptical people. I am not talking about skeptics out there. To put it another way, I am…
Dealing with Your Inner Skeptic (while in the Purgatory of Doubt)
Some of you are living in a purgatory of doubt. You find yourself caught between two opinions. You have studied just about all you can study. You have read both…
Why I Lack Certainty About Christianity
Belief does not come easy for me. I have a little “unbeliever” who has set up camp in the back of my mind, and he has no idea when, or how,…
Doubting Your Faith? So What?
“So what?” seem to be the most dismissive and insensitive words one can say to someone who is in trouble. Of course, often it is. If someone says, “I’m hungry,”…
Believing for No Reason
One of the earliest signs of the healthy development of the mind of a child is that he or she starts responding to everything with a simple question: Why? Every…
Four Types of Faith
There are four different ways to define faith. It is incredibly important that we, as Christians, don’t go wrong here. 1. Blind Faith: Faith is a blind leap into the dark. “Faith…
Sowing in Tears
I recently came across these words written by John Piper 21 years ago regarding Psalm 126:5-6. Many a God-lover has paused over these two verses, chewing on the reality they…