How you think changes everything
How do you answer this basic question: “Why are you a Christian?” In his latest book, Forensic Faith, J. (Jim) Warner Wallace challenges Christians with this central question. He appeals to believers to provide an answer that isn’t simply based on a personal experience, but based on what he calls a “Forensic Faith,” which is a […]
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“Jesus wept” is the shortest verse in the Bible, and yet one of the most profound.[1] The story tells us that before Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, He cried with Lazarus’ sisters. Even though He knew Lazarus would come back to life again, Jesus shared in their grief. He allowed himself to feel sorrow. […]
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“Jesus put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.’” Matthew 13:31 I’ve been struggling lately with significance. We live in a world that constantly shouts this message at us: “Bigger is better!” There is a pressure from our culture to become well-known, […]
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Today I celebrate my Silver Wedding Anniversary with my husband, Mario. In the years that have passed, I have learned what really makes a marriage work is when both partners are committed to faith in Jesus Christ. It is His love that flows in us and through us to glue us together. It is His […]
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I read a blog recently urging Christian parents to abandon the public-school system since it’s basically abandoned any semblance of Christian values and morals. The blogger stated that children cannot be expected to stand firm in their family’s values with the onslaught of secularists’ views for six to seven hours of instruction daily for 12 […]
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The evidences for the inspiration of the scriptures may be plain for the eye of the believer to behold, but secular society does not grant the Bible its God-given authority. There is constant attack on the accuracy of the texts, and plenty of doubt about its inspiration. Secularists like to tell the public that the […]
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Jesus used a parable of the vine and branches to teach His followers how He is the life-giving vine, and believers are merely attached to this vine for its life-sustaining elements (John 15:5). The vinedresser must inspect the plant to see where pruning needs to be done to get the grapes producing the best tasting […]
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Tucking her daughter into bed at night, Megan reminded Emma that we’re blessed to live in the United States where there is plenty of good food to eat and clean drinking water. She said some poorer countries don’t have these basic needs. Her seven-year old daughter then wonders why those poor people can’t move? Megan answered […]
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Thanks to all who voted for my recent attempt at winning a writing contest. I made it into the qualifying rounds, and the final three winners in both fiction and non-fiction will be announced next week! So, now I have to play the waiting game… Scripture teaches a lot about waiting: Psalms 27:13-14 I believe that […]
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“In the City of God, we are all immigrants and refugees…” a friend recently posted this in response to the current travel ban to the US (United States) that the Trump administration has enacted. The ban targets Muslim countries that are tied to terrorism. Many are crying foul because this goes against what the US has […]
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