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IT’S BAD ENOUGH that we have to forgive viperous people in our life who do nothing but spit poison at us whenever they open their seemingly God-forsaken mouth. Do we have to stay in their snake pit and keep them in our life? Do we have to tolerate …
I’VE BEEN THINKING for the past week about stuff that scares us. I had to. It was the assigned topic for the church Bible study class I taught yesterday. It surprised me that more than any other command in the Bible, “Don’t be afraid” is the biggie. …
When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee during a storm, they said, “It’s a ghost!” (Matthew 14:26 NLT). They may have thought he came to usher them into the next world. Strange and Mysterious Stuff in the Bible, p. 16
I GOT SOME PUSHBACK on Wednesday’s article: “Miller, are you Christian?” It came from the passionate gent who wrote me the initial email – a man whom, I figure, is deeply sincere about his beliefs. And eager to pass them on to others. Like me. He …
I GET LETTERS asking me if I’m a Bible-believing, born-again Christian. The question usually comes with a sermon. Take a listen to excerpts from an email I got yesterday from the husband of a lady who, earlier in the day, asked me to unsubscribe her …
NOTHING LIKE A FUNERAL to get you to thinking about dying. We buried one of my uncles about a week ago. Uncle Henry. I’ve thought about dying more than most folks do, I’m guessing. It’s because my dad fought non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for almost 28 …
When the Roman Empire legalized Christianity in the AD 300s, church leaders demoted pacifism. They started preaching a new idea for Christians: that there is such a thing as a just war. Augustine (AD 354-430), an African bishop, made that argument …
JACOB’S FAVORITE SON, Joseph, knew how to interpret dreams, if the Genesis writer got his facts right. But it sounds like Joseph knew how to interpret the signs in a conjuring cup as well, many scholars agree. “Why have you stolen my master’s silver …
A THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME four days ago, I had a flat tire. I was not up to the challenge, spiritually speaking. So I’m grateful for grace. I had driven across country to attend the funeral of my Uncle Henry, my mom’s little brother. My wife, …
THE FUNERAL IS OVER as you read this. But not as I’m writing it. I’m out the door in a few hours, to attend the funeral halfway across the country. You can read the early report on the death, which I posted on Wednesday: Goodbye Uncle Henry. For the …
Early-generation church leaders preached love, not war. One leader summed up the majority view. Tertullian (about AD 160-220) said, “When Christ disarmed Peter he disarmed every soldier.” 100 Tough Questions about God and the Bible, p. 38.
ONE HEAVEN IS NOT ENOUGH. Some people want more. It’s probably Paul’s fault. He gets everybody confused when he says, “I know a believer in Christ who was taken up to the third heaven 14 years ago,” (2 Corinthians 12:2). Paul was talking about …
