One of the current joys of my life is serving alongside a dear friend, Rob Rosenbalm, in the teaching ministry of Fairfield West Baptist Church in Fairfield, Ohio. I help with the planning for the sermon series and speak there about once a month. It really is a highlight for me each month. Rob is one of the most community-minded…...
Read MoreDo you ever wonder how your life might have been different? I sometimes do. For example, I sometimes wonder what life might have been like if I had pursued the creative interests of my youth. It was the summer of 1994. I was seventeen. I had been a Christian for less than two years. My public school art teacher called…...
Read MoreWhat is the kind of person God uses? Are they tall, short, skinny, not-skinny, female, male, Asian, Caucasian, African American, Latino, Italiano, are they southern, northern, educated, non-educated, blue collar, white collar, no collar? While we all will say God can use anybody, I think we typically have a mental picture of the sort of person God uses — and…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). ⊕ Is God Moody? ⊕ God & the Great Pumpkin…...
Read MoreHave you ever seen someone so moved by emotion that you could tell their brain had kind of checked out? Maybe you’ve been there yourself. Sadly, I know I have. Whether it’s the result of anger, frustration, confusion, or despair, there’s a certain look in a person’s eyes when they’re operating on pure emotion. God never experiences this. Changing Character? …...
Read MoreEarlier in the week, I decided to move a fallen tree on my own and it decided to fight back. The result has been a pulled muscle in my lower back and a few days of lying around. Last night my daughter joined in my get-feeling-better-movie-marathon and we watched "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," a classic from my childhood,…...
Read MoreHere's Your Worldview Reader with links to articles, essays, reviews, & videos I consider to be interesting or important from a biblical worldview. Join me on the first & third Friday every month as I discuss topics from the post with Carmen LaBerge on My Faith Radio around 7:40AM (EST). ⊕ The Icy Moon of Methuselah and the Origin of Life …...
Read MoreIn Colossians, the Apostle Paul explains to his readers how to stand firm in their faith in the midst of plausible arguments that are contrary truth. He doesn't recommend an apologetics conference, a popular podcast, or a best-selling Christian book. He admonishes these young believers to root themselves deeply in a gospel-centered faith community that's filled with joy. Here's how…...
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