Should Christians ignore science? Is God and the Bible opposed to science? Paul commands Timothy to “keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.” (1 Timothy 6:20-21) Was Paul anti-science? ...
Read More »Do Godly Christians Have Times Of Doubt?
I came home to sadness from my first year at a Christian college. My Grandma (Mother’s mother) was on her deathbed in the hospital. When I visited her, she could barely carry on a conversation. I did learn that she had doubts about her salvation. How could that be? She ...
Read More »The Little Foxes That Spoil The Vines
Solomon’s book about love in Song of Solomon 2:15 has this strange warning. “Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines.” Little foxes in the mid-east weigh only about eight or nine pounds and measure about 20 inches long. They are quick and skillful but not strong ...
Read More »Not Religion, But Relationship
“I hate organized religion.” “I dislike churches and denominations.” “I despise all the hypocrites in the churches.” Have you heard those statements from people you knew or talked with? Have you made those statements yourself? You may have something in common with Jesus Christ. Jesus’ greatest enemies were the religious ...
Read More »The Lily And God’s Provision
Have you ever visited a botanical garden? Have you viewed the manicured lawns, the trimmed bushes, the carefully tended flowers, and the pools with vegetation in them? One such garden included these beauties in their long list of flowers for July and August: Blackeyed Susan ‘Goldsturm”, Crapemyrtle, Evergreen wisteria, Flame ...
Read More »