Who is Jesus Christ? There are so many answers to that question, and I guess the human race has been preoccupied with this question since the Lord came in the…
In his book "Mere Christianity" C.S. Lewis issued his famous "trilemma." Lewis was concerned that some in his day, gripped by the fad of "demythologizing" the Bible, wanted to call…
I love the word “Beloved.” It’s the kind of word that bears an “antique” feel of sophistication and dignity, as well as expressing a sense of connection and intimacy that…
“You sinner!” The preacher thundered from the pulpit in our small Pentecostal church, and, as a 10-year-old boy, he had me convinced. Yep, I was a sinner and I needed…
What is it about giving money to the church that always seems to rile up folks? Do people think the parish runs on good intentions? Why is this topic one…
We hear it all the time. "You Christians should be more concerned about the poor." And, to be sure, no one who reads the Bible in any serious way can…
I’m my own worst enemy. The reason for this is that my ability to either delude myself or to overreact is so “normal” to me that it is really hard…
When I was a boy, I remember seeing the Wizard of OZ for the first time on a color TV set. Needless to say, I was absolutely mesmerized by the wonder of the change…
St. John Chrysostom declares "Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent." I can't tell you how many times I've had people confide in me that they don't go…
What is it about close relationships that either blind you or enlighten you? What I mean is, I’ve known folks who were so close to someone else that they were…