The 3-in-1 nature of creation. The Christian concept of the Trinity once seemed strange, perhaps even contrived, to me. How could something be three things that are one and one thing that is three? But the Trinity made sense to me once I came to believe in God, to recognize Him in Jesus Christ and […]
The homeless rich man
It’s not yours unless you believe it’s yours. A child was born to a very rich king, but they were separated shortly after the child’s birth. The king greatly loved all his children and wanted this son to share in his life and wealth. He left messages throughout the entire kingdom to tell him that […]
Not a shred of evidence for God
Have you been to the places where God can be found? If you live in a desert and never leave it, you won’t find a shred of evidence for the existence for polar ice caps or polar bears. If you live a world apart from God and never venture beyond it, you won’t find a […]
Tony sang for your tunas!
Atonement sounds like lunacy, until you understand it. What if someone were to walk up and tell you “Tony sang for your tunas.” What would you think? How would you react? You”d probably want to get as far as possible from this crazy person. You’d probably think, “Look, I don’t have any tunas. I can’t […]
Making the way clear
Bridging the gap to God. There was a time when there seemed to me to be no way to cross the gap between man and God and no reason to believe that He exists. When I looked at religion I saw nothing but many separate islands of dissention, ritual and hypocrisy. But when I read […]
The missing link
Shouldn’t we seek the missing link to higher life forms too? Since Darwin first advanced the theory of evolution, mankind has striven to connect itself to lower, more primitive life forms. We seek the missing link between man and ape, and then between single-celled life and non-living matter. As our focus in this search has […]
God’s magnetic personality
Two like poles repulse one another. So do two “higher” intelligences. Have you ever played with magnets? Put the opposite poles of two magnets together and they attract. Put the like poles of two magnets together and they repulse. Put them close enough together with freedom to act independent of all other influences and they […]
The Ten Commandments
“Don’t play with matches” for all mankind. God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses in Exodus Chapter 20. Jesus said this about them in Matthew 5:17-19: Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the […]
Would you buy a car from this man?
You’ll do better to get it directly from the manufacturer. Would you buy a used car from this man? There’s something about getting a used car that’s just never the same as getting one direct from the manufacturer. You never know how many previous owners it had, if they cared for it properly, if it […]
Try it without the sunglasses
The self-imposed limitations of the discipline we call science. Have you ever seen the TV ads for Blu-Blocker sunglasses? The infomercial shows people gasping in amazement and disbelief as they try on the amber-colored sunglasses, commenting on how much more clearly they can see everything. Blu-Blockers are designed on the same concept as the eye […]
It all depends on where you stand
Change your position and you’ll change your perspective. Have you ever noticed how differently things can look depending on where you stand? Standing on the outside of the church, this window looks obscure, having no particular meaning and reflecting only an image of the outside world. Step inside the church and the same window comes […]
It’s all Greek to me
Are you fluent in the language of your soul? “It’s all Greek to me!” is an expression used to mean that one finds something to be totally incomprehensible and meaningless. That’s the way the Bible was to me for almost forty years. I remember as a twelve-year-old taking Saturday morning confirmation classes that it seemed […]
The toughest interview question
Is God just for the weak? You’ve written and re-written your resume. You’ve carefully selected your best suit or outfit. You smile and offer a good, firm handshake. You know that to be successful, you must have them believe that nobody can do this job better than you can. You are strong and confident. You […]
When the clock flashes 12:00
Sometimes it pays to read the instruction manual. The blinking 12:00 on the VCR may not tell us the time, but it does tell us something else: The VCR has been disconnected from its source of power, and Its owner must have lacked either the time, concern or knowledge to make it right. I found […]
God and you
Can you not only know God exists, but have a personal relationship with Him? Perhaps these snapshots have given you some insight into God and how one’s perspective on life can be touched by a force that can only be explained as His presence. Perhaps they have only given you the realization God’s presence is […]
A rose is a rose is a rose
The impact of belief on perception. If I were to show you a silk rose, you would undoubtedly conclude that it was a product of intelligence and design, right? Now suppose I show you a real rose, one with all the same characteristics of the silk rose, but with all the incredible added systems and technologies […]
Thinking outside the box
People often claim to be “thinking outside the box” to support views they hold that are different from the views of others. Sometimes those who do not believe in God, for instance, see themselves as “thinking outside the box” of those who do, and in so doing conclude that they are right and others are […]
When two people see different things
The impact of perception on belief. Most people who look at the image to the left see a green number “8” inside a group of reddish-orange dots. But about 5% of the population, mostly male, see just dots and no number at all. How can that be? It results from a condition called color-blindness in […]
Check out those babes!
Babes with PC’s? No doubt they’re intrigued, learning and having fun, but how much do you think these two really understand about the incredible technology before them? With such little life experience, there’s obviously little insight they can have into this marvel of design. They may be beginning to understand cause and effect, but the […]
The Sermon on the Mount
One of Jesus’ best presentations of God’s way for life is found in Chapters 5 through 7 of Matthew. He calls us to a higher standard. It is reproduced below for you. OUTLINE A The Picture of Life, 5:1-16 B The Precepts for Life, 5:17-48 1 The law of Moses, 5:17-202 The law of murder, […]