In 2021, the Dalai Lama wrote a short essay in which he argued that the purpose of life is to be happy. In his argument, he reasoned that...

A few years ago in early August, I met an elderly man at the ice cream counter of a local eatery that I sometimes enjoy. The encounter...

One of the painful consequences of salvation and the regenerative process of the Holy Spirit is that we gain a heightened awareness of a...

A new Christian approached me this week struggling with a question that was challenging his faith. He was emotionally and intellectually...

The power of the traditional protestant wedding vow has been lost in the pomp and circumstance that now overwhelms the marriage ceremony....

We waste so much time in our youth foolishly thinking that tomorrow is a forever away. But life on Earth is not forever. Our lives are a...

In the Old Testament book that bears his name, Jeremiah records a terrible and frightening prophecy that ironically foreshadows some...

What is the most important verse in the bible? Nearly everyone will quote John 3:16. They will rightly praise God’s wonderful...

Once when Jesus was preaching at the shore of the sea of Galilee, he stepped into Peter’s fishing boat and asked him to push a little...

The word father has so many different meanings. At its basest level, a father is the male genetic progenitor of a child or family....

The bible declares that humans are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-28). Being created in that image can mean a number of things...

When we graduate into a new chapter of life, we often celebrate with a spirit of accomplishment that is mildly tainted by the dangerous...

In the United States, Memorial Day is a time that is set aside to remember the sacrifices that America’s fighting men and women have made...

Sin exists far across times. While any specific sin birthed by the poor decisions of any specific person may have limited pleasures in...

Wisdom is a word often employed in the English language. Despite its presence in common usage, its exalted place in most literature, and...

When the Israelites fled Egypt in the Exodus, along with them came a throng of people who did not fully belong to the Israelite camp. ...

Jeremiah tells us that the heart is deceitful, desperate, wicked, and unknowable by humans, including the person within whose chest it...

The crew of the B-29 Superfortress, The Enola Gay, had no idea in 1945 the amount of power they were about to unleash as they climbed...

Those of us in the modern western world strive to identify ourselves with everything from sports and music heroes, to the brands of our...

Just like Christmas, you won’t find Easter in the bible. There is no command or hint for the church to engage in the yearly practice of...