Jesus famously said, “Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”[1] He also said, “So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”[2] I have written about Read more…
Luke 16:14 calls the Pharisees of Jesus’ time “lovers of money.” It’s not a compliment. For the Pharisees, money was a sign of God’s approval. They believed their wealth proved that God was pleased with them, for he was making Read more…
Did you hate Charlie Kirk? Do you hate the man who killed him? Do you hate the people who agreed with him? Do you hate the people who are celebrating his death? Whom do you hate? If you claim to Read more…
Photosynthesis, as you may recall from high school Biology class, is the process in which plants use the Sun’s energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen.[1] Plants use the glucose to grow and survive. Oxygen, for Read more…
Let me make this clear. I am not a pacifist. But perhaps I should be. After all, didn’t Jesus say, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword will perish by the sword”?[1] Read more…
Many years ago my wife and I taught a weekly Bible course at our church that encompassed the entire Bible. I think it was called the Bethel Bible Series. As I recall, the course covered all of the Old Testament Read more…
I believe in faith healing, but I don’t believe in faith healers. I really have no choice but to believe in faith healing, because I have witnessed it. My son was born with something called meconium aspiration, which means he Read more…
Climate scientists have been warning us for decades that we need to arrest global warming before the average temperature on Earth reaches 2°C (3.6°F) warmer than it was at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Now they are saying we Read more…
On May 27th I suffered a bicycle accident that left me with a concussion and a broken leg. I was in the hospital for five days, and a physical therapy facility for another nine days. I’ve now been home about Read more…
Philippians 4:4 says, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!” This is a very interesting thing for Paul to say because he was sitting in a Roman prison at the time. (See Philippians 1:7 and 1:13.) Philippians Read more…