It is a sobering experience to reflect on the plight of lost civilizations. Those once-great human empires whose disappearance from…
Born this Way: Human nature and the cost of following Jesus
It’s been eight years since the release of Lady Gaga’s hit single, ‘Born this Way’. The lyrics of this iconic…
The not-quite-there Gospel
Did Jesus die exclusively for me? Jesus’ sacrificial death for the exclusive benefit of the individual believer is regularly reinforced…
Subtle Deceptions: The Real World
The world seems so real. In engaging it our five senses testify to its tangible veracity; constantly compelling us to…
Subtle Deceptions: Relationship vs. Religion
Christians hate being called hypocrites. Hypocrites are people viewed as outwardly religious yet inwardly sinful; in some cases more ‘sinful’…
Subtle Deceptions: Truth is an idea
Satan is the master of subterfuge, he specializes in deceiving people into believing something is one thing when it really…
The Myth of Ownership
In our modern world, we are led to believe all that we possess we ‘truly’ own. This notion of ownership…
Life on the Second Mile
Whether we like it or not, our human natures’ are conditioned by law—moral principles. Even if we cannot actually codify…
Work, Witness, and the Watchmaker
Before mobile phones most of us relied on wrist watches to tell the time. 20 years ago after accidentally breaking…
The Slippery Slope: Is it real?
Whenever controversial moral issues are debated such as: euthanasia, the use of torture in war, or the recent phenomenon of…