In a Hole in the Ground There Lived a Hobbit
The BBC interviewed J.R.R. Tolkien on the show In Their Own Words British Authors in March of 1968. If you fancy Hobbits and Middle Earth, take a sneak peek. BBC Archival…
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Jesus Our Sinless Sacrifice
Christian theology explains in succinct statements that it is Jesus that overcomes sin and death (Romans 6:8-10; 16:20; 1 Corinthians 15:55-57; Hebrews 2:14). Since it was Jesus who was promised to die for sin, then it is true…
Abortion – What’s At Stake?
No one has a right to life if others deem them inferior and unwanted. No one is viewed as made in the image of God. Rosaria Butterfirld writes, “And then, one day during worship, we…
unChristian Christianity
Christianity has been lied about by Christians to the unChristian world. Christians have let the unChristian world believe being a Christian means you are merely moral — not repentant sinners in need of continual grace…
Christmas, A Cure for the Pain of the World
Defenses of Christmas aren’t much better than the attacks. Remember: cynics get intelligence, believers are good hearted, dimwits. Defending anything based on religion, such as Christmas, must rely on feeling and not intellect, says our…
What Wondrous Love!
“What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to lay aside his crown…
Recommended Reading
We need a passion for Christ that cannot be quenched, a passion that is acted upon not merely fondly thought about and rooted for. I am currently reading Dangerous: Engaging the People and Places No…
The Most Important Lessons Children Should Learn Before They’re Adults
1) That Children Would Fear the Lord Colossians 2:2-4 “…that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s…
Rule Keeping in a City of Elder Brothers
I live in a very Elder Brother kind of city. Sure, there are ever-growing pockets of Younger Brother elements here, though. But for the moment, my focus is this Elder Brother element. I am, of…
Hope Deferred
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12). The gospel is “I am accepted through Christ, therefore I obey” while every other religion operates on the…