A few years back, we did something unorthodox, something some may consider imprudent. One late afternoon, we drove past a man walking along the side of the road. My wife thought she recognized him from a local grocery store. We stopped to ask him if he needed a ride. As he got closer to our…
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On New Year’s Day, I wrote a post entitled “What’s your New Year’s resolution?” In it, I encouraged readers to read the bible this year, all the way through. I have taken my own advice. We all know how the bible begins – the “beginning” as I describe it to my second grade Sunday school class. In…
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The bible says that God made all things, and without Him, nothing was made that has been made. Moreover, the bible says that everything that God created is good. How then does sin exist?
God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is an unchanging God, and His standards do not change. If this is the case, should we observe the Ten Commandments today? Do they still apply? Are they relevant? If God is an unchanging God, then the Ten Commandments are just as applicable today as they were when…
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Why does God allow suffering? Job was blameless and upright. He feared God and shunned evil. But God allowed him to suffer. He lost everything, his property, his family and his health. Why? If Job was blameless and upright, and he feared the God and shunned evil, why did God allow him to suffer? Why didn’t God…
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In law school, we learned about legal tests. The parts of the tests are typically referred to as prongs. Each prong must be satisfied to pass the test. For example, in tort law, negligence has a four-prong test. It requires a duty, breach, cause and harm. All four of these prongs must be satisfied for negligence to…
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Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? Why don’t you get off to a good start this year and make some resolutions that you can keep? Why don’t your read you bible this year, all the way through? I use “The Daily Walk Bible.” My wife uses “The One Year Bible.” These bibles are divided…
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A lot of Christians are very comfortable in their faith, what I refer to as their “Christian skin.” Maybe that’s okay. Maybe they are where God wants them to be. And, I am not here to judge them, and hopefully they don’t feel like I am. A lot of people who profess to be Christians…
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Contrary to the evolving cultural push, marriage is a union between a man and a woman. It is not between two people of the same sex. In traditional marriage ceremonies, the two make vows to remain married. Often, these vows are broken and the marriage is dissolved. Marriage is not easy, living with the same…
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One day, my son was manning a post near the edge of our yard. Concerned about his safety, I asked him to move away from the street. He was clearly distraught. I asked him why. In response, he replied, “Because I want to tell others about Jesus.” He was concerned about their souls and did…
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