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The Mountain No One Can Climb

Many of us are familiar with the stirring tune “Climb Every Mountain” from the musical The Sound of Music and its repeated insistence that we shy away from no hilly …

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Scatter Plot: When Sheep are separated from their Shepherds

One of the metaphors that tends to be used over and over again in scripture is that of a shepherd and his sheep. From the words of the 23rd Psalm, …

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The Greatest of These

It seems ironic that the lives of the 20th century’s two most beloved theologians – C.S. Lewis and Dietrich Bonhoeffer – should have been so marked by tragedy.  Then again, …

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Aliens and Strangers

I will come right out and admit it: I am not an expert when it comes to scientific topics. I took all the science courses that I needed to in …

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Are Allah and Yahweh the Same?

Today, I want to address a question which I have often heard put to myself or others, one that seems to cut to the heart of the world’s two largest …

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Happy Reformation Day!

It is October 31st, a day which in the United States is associated with Halloween, a celebration that mostly involves dressing up, pigging out on candy, and covering the neighbor’s …

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Two Overlooked Biblical Heroes

  Both Martha and Thomas are often viewed negatively by Christians, but when we look at their lives more comprehensively, there is a lot to be admired. For those of …

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The Hard Life of an American Christian

When we recently began a study of the book of Esther at my church, our pastor attempted to make a connection between his audience and the characters in the story …

Church / Society

Thank God Heaven Is Not Like America

Right now, you are probably attempting to guess just how I am going to favorably compare Heaven to America.  Which aspect of American society am I going to say is …

Church / Society

Can Christians “Get Lucky”?

Have you been suffering recently from friggatriskaidekaphobia?  Or perhaps I should refer to it as paraskevidekatriaphobia, the other name by which it is commonly known?  Of course, in this case, …