Recently I’ve been reading a biography on the life of St. Augustine. Augustine remains one of the most fascinating and influential figures from church history – a giant of the faith along with men like Martin Luther and John Calvin. One of the most surprising aspects of St. Augustine’s life was that he was not [...]

Open Discussion Question: This is another question for open discussion/debate. Is it possible to be a spiritual person without necessarily being a religious person? Yes? No? Explain your answer. Be sure to define your terms!

What is the greatest struggle/challenge of the Christian life?  This was the question posed a few weeks ago for your opinions and discussion.  Today, I will assert my own answer. First, however, it’s important to see what the greatest struggle is not.  The greatest struggle of the Christian life is not primarily prayer, Bible reading, [...]

Discussion Question:   In your opinion, what is the greatest need and/or struggle for Christians/the Christian life today?       Give your answer in the comment section below!

In our day many religions and religious leaders claim that spiritual life can be found from many different places.  While many may claim to know the true source, it is still true that spiritual life can be found only in trusting in the person and work of Jesus Christ.  The Apostle John wrote in 1 [...]

Sometimes — and usually when someone is trying to skirt a direct question about their spiritual life — a person will say their faith is “just between me and God.” It implies that everything about being a Christian is internal and personal. But check out these verses: “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is [...]

Nowadays some are claiming that the world will end on May 21, 2011 (just Google the date and you can find information on this claim).  As it turns out, the same guy who is claiming that the world will end this day is also the same guy who claimed that it would end in 1994. [...]

Are leaders born or made?  Surely, both.  On the one hand, leadership is an “elusive and electric quality” that comes directly from God.  On the other, leadership skills are distributed widely among every community, and should be cultivated and developed.  Often our skills lie dormant until a crisis arises. Some people become leaders by opportunity [...]

Thousands of high school and college students right now believe a total lie about their future: They will change. Adolescence is treated like a free-pass to slack, experiment, get in trouble, and generally do as we please without consequences.  When Adulthood sets in (at a yet to be determined time), then we press the reset [...]

A Christian minister is a person who in a peculiar sense is not his own; he is the servant of God, and therefore ought to be wholly devoted to him. By entering on that sacred office he solemnly undertakes to be always engaged, as much as possible, in the Lord’s work, and not to chuse [...]