After Jesus’ death, his followers claimed that he rose from death and was with them off and on for about fifty days. The whole of Christianity stands or falls on the credibility of this claim. One of many reasons to believe that they told the truth is that none of Read more…
I recently saw a little brochure—what we used to call a “tract” when I was a baby Christian—that said, “Eternal Life is a Free Gift.” Well, yes. And no. Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Read more…
In the short story, “The Naval Treaty,” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes observes that many things in life are essential for our existence. But flowers, such as a rose, are “an extra,” “an embellishment of life, not a condition of it.” They are a gift that shows the Read more…