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Faith, Works, & the Reverend Jesse Jackson
In a recent article in CNN’s Opinion Section, the Reverend Jesse Jackson discusses his faith as it leads to his works. At first glance it seems rather theologically correct. The book of James does...
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Sinners in the Hands of a Merciful God – A Parody of Thankfulness
On a rainy Tuesday in November, my wife, who was six months pregnant with our first child, and I were in a head on collision. My wife was driving us back to school after lunch in our little, green...
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Resolved to Read: Your Christian Responsibility to be a Reader
There was a time in my life when I absolutely hated reading! I couldn’t stand it, and I was really bad at it. It’s not that I couldn’t read or pronounce the words—because I could—but it was more that...
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Truth Claim 101: Faith Includes Knowledge, Conviction, and Trust
John Murray defines faith as “knowledge, conviction, and trust.” Does it matter what we believe, so long as we have “faith”? Murray points out that we must believe the right things in order to have...
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Truth Claim 101: Christ, the Only Sufficient Object of Faith
“It is not faith that saves, but faith in Jesus Christ… It is not, strictly speaking, even faith in Christ that saves, but Christ that saves through faith. The saving power resides exclusively, not in...
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The Sovereignty of God Amidst Disaster
Why? Why did this happen? More than ten thousand people are confirmed dead, several nuclear reactors are spewing toxic radiation, and millions of homes and livelihoods destroyed. Amidst the massive...
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Keeping the Faith — Even in Politics
As a political reporter, I found myself a few days ago in one of those smoky situations straight from a movie scene. To my left, an elected official danced close with a girl half his age, a girl not...
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Truth Claim 101: YOU Are on the Verge of Wrecking Your Life
You are on the verge of wrecking your life. I know that with certainty. I’m not psychic, and I’m not reading your mind as you read this chapter. I doubt this book will be in print long enough to be...
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Easter: The Significance of the Cross and the Resurrection
Why do we celebrate Easter? Why did Jesus have to die? What was accomplished on the cross? What is important about Christ’s resurrection? Thabiti Anyabwile and Erwin Lutzer help us to think through...
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Truth Claim 101: Your Faith Has a Personal and Internal Element
Sometimes — and usually when someone is trying to skirt a direct question about their spiritual life — a person will say their faith is “just between me and God.” It implies that everything about being...
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What About My Doubts As a Christan?
How often do you hear of Christians wrestling with doubts concerning their spiritual lives? Am I really saved? Did I understand the depth of sin or faith when professing Christ as Savior as a child? Is...
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Like you, just trying to be Good
This week, the opportunity to write an article for the local newspaper about Hanukkah came up. I looked forward to going to the local Jewish congregation (which I had no idea existed prior) to...
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I Am the Prodigal Son Before He Rebelled and Lived with the Pigs / By Greg...
This past weekend, we held a small group training at my church, Foothills Church, for up-and-coming potential small group leaders. This training is not a normal training though, in my experience, at...
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The Quest for Living: Simplifying Our Faith… / By Megan Lebo
I am tired. My soul and psyche drained of life by the life that surrounds me. Parasitic entities designed for market and consumption control that which should never have been given over. At 29 years...
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Gospel-Rich Music for Children & Young Families
Often times, children’s Christian music—and Christian music at that—is pretty much void of the gospel. It sings vaguely about God’s love, or his glory, or spinning around with your hands held high…...
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