“Human beings are explanation generators.”

So says Daniel Taylor in his book The Myth of Certainty (p. 22). He says that we generate explanations about what life means to give us security, and that (and this is the interesting and scary part) all explanations for life are self-verifying. That means that they all seem [...]

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For many centuries after Christ, Christian pilgrims in Europe found spiritual meaning in traveling to the Holy Land, especially to the birthplace of Christ. The rise and spread of Islam didn’t interfere with these peaceful pilgrimages. But as the year A.D. 1100 approached, things changed. Seljuk Turks, aggressive and warlike converts to [...]

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Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12
To me, this is one of the best promises of heaven that there is. Not just to know [...]

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O LORD, you deceived me, and I was deceived;
you overpowered me and prevailed.
I am ridiculed all day long;
everyone mocks me.
…So the word of the LORD has brought me
insult and reproach all day long.But if I say, “I will not mention him
or speak any more in his name,”
his word is in my heart like a [...]

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Even though I love movies, I rarely go to the theater. But I usually make it to the multiplex for the big blockbusters that are released at Christmas (Lord of the Rings 1-3, The Chronic(what?)cles of Narnia) and at the Fourth of July (Minority Report, Terminator 3, War of the Worlds). This year I [...]

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There can be no doubt that our traditional ideas about Jesus sometimes get in the way of knowing Him as he really is. For a serious treatment of this theme, read Phillip Yancey’s The Jesus I Never Knew. For a not-so-serious treatment, check out this funny short video (2:22) which was developed by [...]

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I just finished listening to a sermon called “Conviction vs. Preference” by Andy Stanley. Some of his themes lead perfectly into my upcoming series on Hot Issues (things like gay marriage, abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, war). These issues are being debated and decided in terms of personal preference rather than conviction. Stanley [...]

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All About GOD is a website devoted to answering lots of questions about God, Jesus Christ, and Christianity. It’s a great place for seekers or for Christians who want to review the basis of their faith.

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Here’s a post I meant to make this past Saturday, the day that stands between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Philip Yancey writes eloquently that we live in a Saturday world, a world that stands between the hope announced on Resurrection Day and the time of the end when Christ will return and reign [...]

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If you’re up for some intellectual heavy-lifting, Mark Dever has a good article at Christianity Today called “Nothing But the Blood”. The article summary says:
“More and more evangelicals believe Christ’s atoning death is merely a grotesque creation of the medieval imagination.” Atonement is the word we use to indicate that Christ’s [...]

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