Andrew Brunson's Release Reminds Us There's Power in Prayer
Frankly, I was not surprised when Pastor Andrew Brunson said that praying and knowing people were praying for him kept him sane and hopeful after being imprisoned in Turkey.
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Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Iconic Hollywood actress Shirley MacLaine caused outrage when she once asked if the Nazi Holocaust victims suffered because of their sins in past lives. "Karma" seems to give a reason as to why God allows or even sanctions suffering. If a baby is born blind, or a child gets a terminal disease, at ...
How to Share the Gospel With LGBT People (Part 1)
As Christians living in our current culture, we have a responsibility to share the Gospel with everyone, regardless of how they define their sexual identity. It is very important to know how to properly share the Gospel with those who would consider themselves LGBT.
How to Share the Gospel With LGBT People Part 2
I will ask the person if they have ever "loved" anyone? The next question is if they have ever come to see that the "love" they felt was not real?
China's Suffering Widows: Overcoming an Intolerable Burden
We say it all the time. Ideas have consequences, bad ideas have victims. Just look at the widows of China.
A New Battle in Fredericksburg, Virginia
There's a retirement community in Fredericksburg that wants to evict a retired Lutheran minister (in his 80s) and his wife if he continues to hold Bible studies there, which many of the residents have asked him to do.
No One Knows the Future
We can never go back in time. Not for a second. The past is gone forever. Nor can we know what's going to happen in the future. We only have now.
Church, the Nation Needs You Now More Than Ever!
The nations stand, again on the brink of another period of protests and demonstrations. Charlottesville and now a guilty verdict by a jury in Chicago convicting a police officer of second-degree murder still does not feel like justice.
Pastor Brunson's Release: A View From the Courtroom
Perhaps no international religious freedom case has gotten more attention in the United States in recent years than that of imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who Turkey detained for over two years on politically motivated charges of espionage and terrorism. Labeled as a hated American spy, ...
No More of This!
The year is 2018, but I wonder how much more we have in common with Abraham Lincoln's America of 1860 than with Jean-Luc Picard's Federation of 2379.
How Do Historic Church Councils Relate to Modern Christians Today?
There have been many church councils, with different names and different players or with different denominations. Many were over 1,000 years ago. What relevance do they have for today's Christian?
Garbage In, Garbage Out
How does a Christian find good news in a week where everyone is focused on political drama or the devastating storm and aftermath that was wrought by Hurricane Michael Myers (Ok, just Michael)? I mean, all this talk of tragedy and politics makes it hard to be positive during the day.
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