UFOs, Ghosts, and Bigfoot and the Christian Worldview
It is interesting how so much supposedly conspiratorial beliefs are now recognized, considered, and increasingly accepted, even by the scientific community. What is also...
When We Are Suicidal or Just Want to Die
For many of us, “Monday morning blues” simply refers to that mild sadness many of us feel when the weekend break is over. The prospect of a long week of the daily...
The Easiest Way to Know You are Saved
Gal 2:20 is my fav passage in the Bible, but Luke 18:13-14 is always right on its tail and sometimes passes it. It is a precious passage in my eyes and I often use it with...
Is It Really A Sin To Enjoy The Things In This World?
Is it a sin to enjoy the things of this world? I want to be careful here, but not only would I reject this statement, I would often be tempted to argue just the opposite. It...
Why We Will Never REALLY See God
I like to distinguish between humans and God in relation to the duration of our existence. I think this is very important and will serve well to clear up some misconceptions...
My Love-Hate Relationship to Paul’s Transparency in Romans 7
I love that Romans 7 is in the Bible. I really do. It is one of those things that would not affect my doctrine if it were not there but would affect my self-perception on a...
Two Objections to the Historical Jesus that Make No Sense
I am so tired of hearing skeptics say that you can’t use the Bible to evidence Jesus because 1) it’s in the Bible and 2) it is not by a hostile audience. 1. What we call the...
God Does Not Need You
My translation/commentary/paraphrase of this passage: Psalm 50:9-12 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is...
The Day I Accused My Wife of Infidelity (or The Danger of Modern-Day Prophecy)
I accused my wife of infidelity a few years ago. There was no evidence. There was no change in our relationship. No, it is not characteristic of her in the slightest. However,...