Mar
24
2009
Are Miracles Possible?
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 [...]
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Nov
18
2007
A Golden Compass for Atheism
If we are to believe the media, atheism appears to be taking the offensive. “We’re good people, we’re just not God people.” Sounds like positive PR. According to the Barna Group, over 81 percent of Americans claim to pray at least weekly, which means to me that for people to pray, they must pray to or believe in some [...]
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Nov
01
2007
On the Riverbank
Here is a good quote about stepping out in faith… “The reason more people do not see Jordan Rivers parting in their lives and ministries is because they waver at the riverbank. They want to be people of faith but they conclude it would be much easier if God would part the waters before they [...]
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Oct
31
2007
How Important is Jesus?
While more than 72% of Americans claim they’ve made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that’s important in their lives today, they’re not quite so dedicated in related commitments:
17% say a person’s faith is meant to be developed mainly by involvement in a local church.
44% say they committed to personally make the world and other [...]
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