Photo by Francesco Ungaro on Unsplash Atheism has become quite the movement in America and the Western world. It’s always been around, since before the Bible was written. The Bible refers to those who don’t believe in God in some of the Psalms and other books. But it seems to…
Photo by Ben Sweet on Unsplash In the church I hear all kinds of different explanations of who and what a Christian is. From the simplistic to the complex, some are accurate and some are not. But what does it mean to be a Christian? How do you know you’re…
Photo by Usama on Unsplash Why do people shy away from religion? Or even worse, why are some people bitter and angry against religion? Every case of rejection of religion has its own reasons, but one of the most common reasons is that people have been hurt by the church…
Photo by Chris Chow on Unsplash As Jack walked across the street, cars screeched to a halt. He turned to see a taxi inches away from his legs. The driver laid on his horn, the last straw for Jack. He pounded the hood with both fists and screamed, “Leave me…
Photo by Robert Nyman on Unsplash Have you ever told someone about Jesus and they said, “That may work for you, but it doesn’t work for me”? If they are not suggesting Jesus only works for certain people, they combat you on every single fact you raise. Because of secularism,…
Photo by Sharefaith from Pexels Dust lept away and soared into the dry air as the apostle’s feet settled in the eye of the storm. The peace inside the bubble silenced the raging whirlwind of the crowds, where they flung dust into the air in protest. Piercing eyes among the…
Photo by Emily Morter on Unsplash There’s a great need to teach apologetics in the church today. It’s one of the reasons people are afraid of questions when they share their faith with others. They may feel unable to answer them. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Apologetics…
So often in our lives, we lose things by not doing anything. In relationships, not moving ahead rarely means you’re standing still. So does this principle of needing to move forward in our relationships apply to our relationship with God? When we don’t know God better or love Him more…
Photo by Arthur Savary on Unsplash For some people, it’s a controversial issue. But as a Pentecostal, I believe one of the keys to sharing your faith with power is to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. In Acts 2:1-4, the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples in a special…
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Throughout the checkered past of human history, racism has been a strong force for creating distinctions and false ideas which lead to grave consequences. Someone might ask why in the world I am writing an article concerning this outmoded idea which we have evolved…