In the first chapter of the book of James in the Bible, Jesus’ brother warns against approaching God with unsteady faith because of the instability that comes with being “double minded.” Now, a new study suggests that people who are uncertain about their relationship with God are more likely to experience mental distress than other believers.Continue reading “Struggling with God. You Will Struggle with Yourself.”
Category Archives: Authority
Who Are We Trying to Fool?
Why are we so safe in the things we pray? Who are we trying to keep from looking foolish? Us or him? God, for now I know in part and I prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like aContinue reading “Who Are We Trying to Fool?”
Just In Case You Thought It Was Bad Over Here
Melbourne was once called the world’s most livable city. Now it is more properly known as the most lamentable city – or the most laughable. No other place on the planet has experienced such harsh, irrational and despotic lockdowns and tyranny. But sadly it is now serving as a model for other power-hungry state leaders.Continue reading “Just In Case You Thought It Was Bad Over Here”
They Want Your Children
Incensed parents now make news almost daily, objecting to radical material taught in their children’s public schools. But little insight has been provided into the mindset and tactics of activist teachers themselves. That may now be changing, thanks to leaked audio from a meeting of California’s largest teacher’s union. Last month, the California Teachers AssociationContinue reading “They Want Your Children”
When Did We Stop Asking Questions?
(It’s a bit long but well worth the read in this cancel culture) Do you remember the cartoons that showed a Christian with a placard standing on a street corner warning ‘The end is nigh’? It was normal to make fun of Christian evangelists doing street preaching and making eschatological warnings. However mocked they were,Continue reading “When Did We Stop Asking Questions?”
It Is Found in the Smallest Parts of Your Life
The doctrines of the word of God were not intended just to lay claim on your brain, but also to capture your heart and transform the way you live. Those doctrines are meant to turn you inside out and your world upside down. Biblical doctrine is much more than an outline you give confessional assentContinue reading “It Is Found in the Smallest Parts of Your Life”
Supreme Court Considers Death Penalty Prayer
If you give a man in a Texas execution chamber the right to a prayer, is he entitled to two? Or three? Can he ask for candles? Or Communion? If the United States Supreme Court says a condemned man has the religious right to have his pastor touch his foot while the state injects aContinue reading “Supreme Court Considers Death Penalty Prayer”
The Church Has Something to Say About Climate Change
According to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, it’s “one minute to midnight” for humanity. According to Prince Charles and numerous other leaders, this is our last and best chance to save humanity. And according to a breathless commentator today, “it’s no exaggeration to say the COP26 (climate change conference) may be the most important summitContinue reading “The Church Has Something to Say About Climate Change”
Rulers of This Darkness
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, againstContinue reading “Rulers of This Darkness”
A Glimmer of Light in a Culture of Cancel
Evangelical med students and pro-life physicians across Canada celebrated with Rafael Zaki when the Coptic Christian won a Manitoba court appeal that quashed his university’s decision to expel him over Facebook posts. But that doesn’t mean they’re ready to start broadcasting their own personal beliefs about abortion, euthanasia, or the value of human life onContinue reading “A Glimmer of Light in a Culture of Cancel”
Intentional Faith 