When The Service Goes All Wrong
I hate it when things go wrong. I really hate it when the Sunday morning service goes wrong. Two Sundays ago CFWBC had one of those services. Heading into the service everything looked great! We started out with two baptisms, followed by a video of a recent mission trip to Haiti and an interview with...
The Father and Our Atonement
Having to be precise in what you mean by the word “God” is a benefit of living in a pluralistic society. Today Christ followers must make sure people understand they do not mean the same thing as Hindu’s, Deists, or Muslims when they speak about “God.” I am thankful to be living in an age where believers must...
If God Were Entirely Knowable, He Wouldn’t Be God
It is impossible for us to fully understand or comprehend God. He’s just too much for us. Try to explain how it is that God is everywhere at one time. Try to explain time. How does time work? Now consider that God knows no time. Rather, He does not exist within the parameters of...
Authentic Christianity
One of the greatest evidences for the authenticity of the Christian faith centers on the person and work of Jesus Christ. When we consider the way that Christ redeemed fallen man by sacrificially offering himself for sins, it should reassure us of our faith. The central claims of the Christian faith could not have been...
Where’s the Spooky Stuff?
Many people think that all happenings are the result of normal everyday processes. If a person falls in love with another person, then this happened because of the release of romance-inducing chemicals that cause us to have affectionate feelings towards others. If someone feels pain, then this happens because of a series of electrical, delivery...
A New Perspective on Patience
Yesterday morning the first two verses I read for the day were Judges 3:1-2. Now these are the nations that the LORD left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan. It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel...
A Healthy Distance
Is it possible to be too close to God? I think so. Let me explain. Sometimes we as Christians fall into the trap of thinking that since we are believers everything we think, believe, teach, do, etc. is good. We tend to think of ourselves as the only people who really know the truth and...
Consequences
Consequences: Part One of Two (Exodus 33:1-11) Consequences – a concept that keeps smacking us in the face. Take the United States for example. When I started college, America was involved in no major wars. Today we are engaged in three. When I started college, the Democratic President and Republican Congress negotiated the country into...
That Sense of Wonder
Ever see a really great magic trick and be totally floored by it? It’s the coolest thing you’ve ever seen–you cannot possibly wrap your mind around how it could be done. Let me see that again. Has anyone ever removed that veil of mystery and shown you how to do that cool magic trick? It...
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