Have you ever, as a born-again Christian, secretly (or publicly) doubted God, or your faith? If so, it means one thing: You're normal. I heard a wise preacher once say, "Doubt is a parasite of faith." British author/scholar, Os Guinness, rightly stated, "If [Christianity] is an examined faith we should be unafraid to doubt. There … Continue reading For Those Who Have Ever Doubted Your Christian Faith
Month: March 2017
Lessons from Middle Earth
[Jesus said], "A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." (John 10:10, Message) In J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (The Return of the King), Lady Éowyn desperately desires to be allowed to … Continue reading Lessons from Middle Earth
The Faith of Christianity vs. the Faith of Atheism
I saw the following quote posted in a "proof for the existence of God" debate recently. I thought it was a very kind and thought-provoking response: "...to believe there is no God, or to lack belief in a God, still requires faith. You have to trust that the arguments of natural theology are false. You … Continue reading The Faith of Christianity vs. the Faith of Atheism
Not Guilty (For those living under the crippling weight of guilt.)
We've all blown it in one way or another. And when we do blow it, Satan dispatches a battalion of demons assigned to deceive us, relentlessly filling our mind with this lie: your failures define you. For those who succumb to that lie, what follows is a life lived under a crippling mentality of oppressive … Continue reading Not Guilty (For those living under the crippling weight of guilt.)