What You Need to Know About the Judgement of God
God Does Not Cause Tornadoes
It is amazing to me how many people believe God is responsible for everything that happens in our world, both good and bad. Every time some major natural disaster happens, such as the tornado that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma this week, I see people accusing God of inflicting horrible tragedy on people. They don’t realize…
Graduating From Charis Bible College
Today my wife and I graduate from Charis Bible College. We’re being awarded degrees and will both be licensed ministers. For us it’s a little surreal. Unlikely Students If you had known us as little as 4 years ago I expect you would have thought that we were an unlikely couple to move across country…
A Different Interpretation
Lisa & I caught a show on TV a while back with a guy Jim Fleming, who is an authority on Biblical Archeology (and a believer). He was explaining why it’s valuable for us to understand the culture of Jesus’ day so that we can have a better understanding of what Jesus meant by what…
We Need True Hope
Did You Know that God is Slow to Anger?
There are a lot of people who think that God is angry at mankind. These folks are always quick to pounce anytime a major disaster strikes and pronounce that it’s the result of God’s judgement. You can look at the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, various tsunamis, even the 9/11 attacks and see even prominent Christians…
Good Friday: Amazingly Good News
What’s so good about Good Friday? I mean have you ever wondered why we call today, the Friday before Easter Sunday Good Friday? I did. Brutal Treatment This is the anniversary of the day religious leaders manipulated the civil authority to see Jesus brutalized and executed. First he was beaten and humiliated by the Roman…
Why Jesus Totally Changed History
Have you ever thought about why Jesus was such an influential person in history? I mean the simple fact is Jesus did more to change the course of history than any other person in the history of mankind ever has. That’s a pretty incredible thing to say about a guy who was an uneducated laborer…
Good Works vs. Dead Works
The Bible has much to say about good works and also about dead works. Most people assume that dead works refers to overtly sinful stuff and “bad behavior” while good works talks about things like showing acts of kindness towards others. But there’s an aspect of works that most believers skip right over, or most…
The Ultimate Christmas Gift
My wife loves the Hallmark channel on TV because of all the feel-good movies they show. Even though I hate to admit it, I kind of like it too. It seems like they show non-stop Christmas movies all December long leading up to Christmas. Though I gotta say towards the end there I was getting…
