This section is part of a class that I am teaching called Discipleship 101, the Lost Art of Disciple Making, where we are going to cover the basics of the Christian faith. I have in my class those who have never been discipled as well as those who have been with Christ for a long [...]
More»This is the eighth chapter of Paul Little’s classic book, “Know Why You Believe” for my Sunday Bible study class.
Jonah being swallowed by a great fish. Jesus feeding 5000 people with two fish and five loaves. Did these really happen? Are we to take this literally?
The whole concept of God
The real problem is not with [...]
This is the fifth chapter of Paul Little’s classic book, “Know Why You Believe” for my Sunday Bible study class.
This is not the question that gets non-Christians to come to faith. Your view of the Bible is not as critical a question as where you stand with Jesus. Salvation is the issue. The Bible is [...]
Have seen the show? Sort of humbling as they ask questions, isn’t it? Think about all of the knowledge that you have acquired over the years, and how much of it has long since been forgotten? But when you think about it, we rarely forget the wisdom we have gained over the years. In this [...]
More»This is week two of the notes in my Bible study class. Week one is here.
We need to rediscover a faith that melts barriers. Check out Matthew 15:21-28, another tough saying of Jesus, quite disturbing, actually.
Some things look better on paper than they do in reality, take sushi for example. We say it’s for a sophisticated [...]
No one really knows when Christ was born. It probably was not December 25, because Scripture says there were shepherds in the fields watching over their flocks, and that would have been highly unlikely in the middle of winter.
Our focus on December 25 came from the Roman holiday called Saturnalia. This was a pagan observance [...]
I was reading Christian Single magazine and found an article written by a person named J.B. which certainly causes one to think!
When it comes to relationships, honesty is one of the character traits we most appreciate. Almost all of us think of ourselves as trustworthy, and we are quick to be offended when others [...]
I recently read an article by Gordon MacDonald called “Questions I’d Ask Before Following Jesus” that reminded me of this important issue for someone who is interested in becoming a Christian. Having been a fan of discipleship and Christian growth for three decades, I have seen plenty of people get started in their relationship with [...]
More»Philip Yancey has written a thought-provoking book (about 20 years ago) called Disappointment With God that asked the questions: Is God unfair? Is God silent? Is God hidden?
I suppose that disappointment in anything comes to us when there is a gap between our expectations and reality. If we have the expectation that God should act [...]
When I taught at Hargrave Military Academy, one of my students in the Bible class brought to my attention a site he found that mocked prayer and the existence of God by appealing to the readers as educated and intelligent people who, if they were honest, must come to the same conclusion as him, that [...]
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