It has been five months since I returned from a mission trip to the island St. Vincent in the Caribbean. This past Sunday we had a national church planter from Ghana (West Africa) share his ministry, and in about three weeks our youth pastor and I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“What is the meaning of it, Watson?” said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. “What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
At one time or another, most of us have "borrowed" money from our parents. The loan may have been the proverbial advance on the allowance or a promise to do extra chores in return for extra cash, but most of us at least tried to get a little...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This is part 3 in a series on suffering. Read parts 1 (How Long, O Lord) and parts 2 (When Suffering Hits Home). "Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This is part 2 in the series on suffering. Click to read part 1, How Long O Lord. Habakkuk 1:1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. Our greatest frustration with suffering comes when we see it up close and personal. This brief...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This Saturday is the end of the world as we know it! At least according to some: eBibleFellowship. The Greer Citizen asked me to respond to this prophecy. Below is a snapshot of what I wrote. The end of the world as we know it will occur at the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you 'Violence!' and you will not save?" Habakkuk 1:2 War, racism, poverty, disease, genocide, rape, violence… is God in all of this suffering? The Holocaust took the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Millenials, written by a father and son, describes the nature and character of the millenial generation. The father is a Baby Boomer (Boomers are those who grew up in the 60s and 70s) and the other is his millenial son. For the sake of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Do Hard Things the Harris’ have described 5 different kinds of hard things that you and your teenager should be seeking to accomplish. First, look for opportunities that push you out of your comfort zone. I have found this to be crucial...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Kenneth J. Stewart. Ten Myths about Calvinism: Recovering the Breadth of the Reformed Tradition. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2011. 11-300. Christian Historian Ken Stewart seeks to set the record straight regarding Calvinism. The book breaks down...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
