Every Christmas, people come out of the woodwork to proclaim that Christmas is really a pagan holiday. Christmas is clearly and obviously a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. And yet, maybe they have a point?
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It's Not Always Political
War is carried out by governments, and it may have political motives, but that doesn’t mean our response to a moral, humanitarian crisis should be political.
Read MoreRemembering Those We've Lost
The Jesus of John 11 weeps with His loved ones and mourns with us. Does the Jesus of Matthew 8 do the same thing?
Read MoreWhat Are You Known For?
My youngest child knows me for red hats, trucks, and country music. While that’s adorable, what does God say I should be known for?
Read MoreOppressive Christianity
I have spent most of my adult life defending Christianity and jumping to disagree with anyone who says that Christianity is oppressive. Perhaps I was too hasty to make that argument.
Read MoreThe First Extraterrestrial Church and How Hollywood Sci-Fi Explains the Search for Faith with Aliens
In some instances, Hollywood writers have used the search for aliens as a metaphor for the search for faith. The three most prominent examples help us learn quite a bit about how culture and ourselves view faith: Contact, Signs, and Ad Astra.
Read MoreGod Will Use You
I realize that you’re probably expecting to read an uplifting, encouraging post about how God will use you to do great things. And yes, I am generally a very encouraging, uplifting person, so you can be forgiven for making such magnanimous expectations of me.
However, that’s not exactly what I want to talk about today. You’ll see.
Read MoreQuit Lying About the Bible
When we lie about the Bible, we give people license to stop listening.
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