Graves of Craving
It’s just about everywhere we look. Family after family is in debt, and as we have seen in the past few weeks, even our financial institutions have succumbed to the craving for more. Yes, there have been voices crying in the wilderness for years, but they were largely drowned out by our feeding frenzy. And, unbelievably, most of us didn’t even see the plague coming.
How to Grow Your Church
The best way to grow a church is to break down the walls. Our faith becomes dry and stagnant when it is kept within a box and not taken out and tested and stretched
The Incredible Shrinking Christian
You may have noticed the package size of some of your favorite products in the grocery have shrunk. You may not have noticed that in some areas of society it appears the influence of Bible-believing Christians’ is shrinking.
Confusion over Prayer
Many Americans who say they pray to God and even claim to get an answer don’t even know Him. And many who do claim to know Him never hear from Him or even go to Him regularly in prayer. Such confusion!
What compels a turtle to cross the road?
A turtle is ignorant of the inherent risks of meandering out of the relatively safety of the brush and onto the highway. We can’t claim such innocence when we willfully stray out of God’s will and pursue our own way.
Being an Obedient Follower
Sheep need a shepherd as much as we need a Redeemer. What is with sheep? And why did Jesus want Peter to “feed” them?
Deciding When to Drive on By
Sometimes corporations align themselves with groups or make decisions that offend some people. The burden is then on the consumer to determine a course of action—keep on supporting that business or convey your displeasure by shopping elsewhere.
The Basis for Shifting Standards of Right and Wrong
A new study has some unsettling—while not unexpected news—Americans don’t let their faith get in the way of how they run their life.
Knowing the Word
Many of us are functionally illiterate when it comes to the Bible. There is a direct connection between that fact and the state of the culture.
A Profile in Courage
Not everyone in the state of California is following lock-step in the Supreme Court’s ruling that homosexual and lesbian couples have a right to marry.
Prince Caspian
While the box office hasn’t been kind to this latest “Chronicles of Narnia” installment, don’t take that as a negative reflection on the movie itself.
Another roll of the dice
I may have found the balm to these troubled economic times and in the most unlikely of places.
Vitamins in plastic bottles and your health
There are experts everywhere telling us what we should and should not eat—and now they’re warning us about the containers in which our food may be delivered. Perhaps it’s really time to get back to the basics.
Keeping the Flame Alive
The Olympic torch relay was expected to cover 85,000 miles over five continents. It appears now there will be less mileage on the torch when it arrives in Beijing than once thought.
What secret has Ronald McDonald been hiding?
McDonald’s, known for its distinctive golden arches and, here in the South, its dollar sweet tea, is now being recognized for the dubious distinction of having a member of its executive team on the board of directors of the national Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
In Christ
In chapter 6 of the Book of Romans, we read the Apostle Paul’ words to the Christians in Rome who were on the sin-confess-sin-confess merry-go-round. They apparently saw their behavior as an efficient ‘use’ of God’s grace extended to them; Paul viewed it as an abuse of that grace. It is a ride most of us know very well.
A More Efficient Use of the Web
With millions of sites, the Web is both a gold mine and a dangerous pit. There are ways to more efficiently use the Internet.
Being Human
When those in the public eye stumble, we wonder why. The answer is quite simple.
Letting Our Values Out
Widely publicized Starbucks’ training event may have failed to convince shoppers the coffee will be better. The true test is the taste.
Trouble on the horizon
It is not until the storms of life threaten us that we realize how unprepared we are.