I have grown weary of the debates between atheists and Christians because the question for the vast majority of people is not, “Does God exist?” but rather, “Who is the God we should worship?” I see lecture halls packed with believers and unbelievers alike all awaiting a scholarly Fourth of July Fireworks show. Audiences captivated by the pyrotechnic display of…..
Many Christians get so frustrated by their inability to distribute truth in the cultural marketplace that they move to the “Little Christianity” section of town where everyone speaks the same language and they end up preaching to the choir. Other Christians continue to try and import their faith into the world but quickly find the cultural tariffs too high a…..
We live in the wilderness outside of God’s Garden. It is a wilderness characterized by chaos and disorder that we try to tame with endless rules and regulations but still can’t control. Our only hope is to call upon God to hover over the face of our deep mess and restore order. The universal standard God established from the beginning…..
We are fascinated by stories of people whose lives have been miraculously transformed by the Gospel. We love to warm our faith by the Divine flame that burns so intensely in their newly acquired faith. We even fantasize about telling our own dramatic conversion stories where waves of “amens” crash loudly on the church shore. Sadly, for most of us…..