Love and the Woman in 13F
The large woman was sitting in seat 13F on the Southwest Airlines flight from Austin, Texas, to Los Angeles. Her seat was by the window and she was trying not to make eye contact with the passengers...
View ArticleIs God Genocidal?
To commit genocide is to deliberately kill a large racial, political, or cultural group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. The word genocide is a combined Greek and...
View ArticleDoes a Loving God Send People to Hell?
Many people think it just doesn’t seem right that God would condemn some people to a fiery place of damnation. God is love, and eternally punishing people doesn’t quite fit with that, right? So how can...
View ArticleAre God and Allah the Same?
What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare's immortal line from Romeo and Juliet is practically a universal truth. If something is real, it...
View ArticleGod and the Big Bang
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Hebrews 11:3 We’re going to take you on a little journey, all the way...
View ArticleCan You Really Know God?
Is it possible to know God? Most people believe it is possible to know about God the way you know about any person, place, or thing. All it takes is a little research, such as reading a book about...
View ArticleScience and Faith: Are They Compatible?
The whole point of Darwinism is to explain the world in a way that excludes any role for a Creator. What is being sold in the name of science is a completely naturalistic understanding of reality....
View ArticleLearning to Delight in the One who Delights in Me
"Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and he...
View ArticleNot Opposed to Effort: The First Roadblock to Meaningful Discipleship
(This post is the 2nd in a series about the nature of discipleship in our churches today. Click here to read the first post.) In last week’s post (Read it here)I argued that our misunderstanding of the...
View ArticleNot Opposed to Effort: Solutions for Better Discipleship (part 2!)
(This post is the 5th and final blog in a series about the nature of discipleship in our churches today.) Making disciples is what the Church was made by God to do. In this series I explain why we...
View ArticleMy Debate on the Grounding of Morality
Was I nervous? Yes, absolutely. Of course, this wasn't my ordinary speaking event. On April 5, about 170 people packed a room at Weber State University, to watch my formal debate with professor of...
View ArticleWhen We Fast
I got sick a week or so ago, and it was awesome. The reason is that when I get sick, I don’t go to work, don’t do errands, and I don’t do chores – I rest and recover. My method of recovery when sick...
View ArticleWhat Does God Look Like?
I’ve been thinking about God lately, but not like I usually do. Normally I think about who God is, what He does, what He has written, that kind of stuff. But lately I’ve been thinking about what God...
View ArticleWhy Jesus Matters
There’s a great God debate going on right now, about whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. This isn’t a new discussion, but it’s moved to the front burner because both Christianity and...
View ArticleAnswering the Toughest Questions About God and the Bible
I'm excited to tell you about the newest book from Bruce & Stan, Answering the Toughest Questions About God and the Bible. We don't pretend to have all the answers (never have, never will), but we...
View ArticleHow Do You Explain the Trinity?
You have probably heard some illustrations that are supposed to help explain the Trinity. One of the most common examples is the egg. Everyone knows an egg has three elements: the yoke, the white, and...
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