Coming Untrue

Most falsehoods don’t come with handy labels Put them on the spot, and people won’t always tell the truth. They may throw up smoke...

I’m a bit cautious about the practice of grabbing verses out of the Old Testament and some parts of the gospels for the benefit of Chri...

“What’s the difference between reincarnation and resurrection?” The concept of reincarnation is a component of many religions, the f...

Christians cannot agree across the board about what the Bible teaches. If we could, there would be no need for denominations, and there ...

“You can’t survive three days in the stomach of a whale,” complain the critics. “It’s impossible.” Christians may be sorely tempted ...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Tom: Quick quiz, IC: How many different local ...

The most recent version of this post is  available here .

The Christian media urgently wants Christians to stop believing — and even more importantly, to stop circulating — what it calls “conspi...

My youngest son has an amazing memory for detail. If you play him a song he’s familiar with, he can tell you when he first heard it — ye...

“How often do you need to say ‘amen’?” This is kind of a different question, because it’s really more a matter of etiquette than mor...

The heavens declare the glory of God and God’s invisible attributes have been clearly perceived in the things that have been made; our...

We have arrived in our study of Ecclesiastes at what the Preacher calls “the end of the matter”. The matter under consideration, if you ...

In which our regular writers toss around subjects a little more volatile than usual. Immanuel Can: I’m noticing a very common theme...

The most recent version of this post is available here . 

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart .” The commendably-honest Sarah Frazer acknowledges sh...

God bless the poor. In fact, I don’t even have to ask him: we’ve been told he will ; at least inasmuch as their poverty is primarily...

“What should a believer do before he dies?” Some denominations prescribe rituals to be administered by the church in a man or woman’...

Clean living requires an act of the will, and acts of the will require a changed mindset — at least if they are going to stick for any l...

With the advent of the internet, we have become all too used to people sharing their opinions with us. Editorializing is far from a ...

The most recent version of this post is available here .