Category: Christian Living

The Politically Incorrect Narrow Gate

There is a movement in the church to forge a new, “progressive Christianity.” One of the primary tenets of this movement is that all religions and faiths are true for their adherents. In other words, progressive Christians reject the core Christian doctrine that Jesus is...

The Hardest Thing

What is the hardest thing about being a Christian? Is it trying to follow the Ten Commandments? Is it going to church every week? How about tithing part of your hard-earned money to the church? Is it letting go of pride and admitting that you can’t...

Praying for the Lost

There are many people in our world who don’t know the peace of having a relationship with Jesus Christ. Every Christian knows someone, whether family, friend, co-worker, or acquaintance, who hasn’t accepted the free gift of salvation and grace offered by God through faith in...

In Christ We Overcome

Although it is not on my Bible-in-a-year reading schedule until December, the book of Revelation has come to my attention in two ways recently. First, a blog that I came across through the WordPress Blog Surfer included a link to this chart about the 7...

How Much Does God Love Us?

As part of my Bible-in-a-year schedule I’ve been going through the Old Testament again. As I read, I am reminded of the relationship between God and the nation of Israel. One thing that has occurred to me is that Israel in the Old Testament as an archetype of...

A Peaceful Heart Doesn’t Fear

Spend five minutes reading the newspaper or an online news source and you could easily become fearful about the future of our world and your own future. Unemployment is up, random killings happen left and right, cancer and heart disease remain a deadly spectre for...

Let Peace Replace Worry

What is the most important thing in life? Is it money? Food? Shelter? Family? Friends? All of these things are important, but they are not the most important. They are not worth worrying about, because worry doesn’t help us obtain any of these things that...