Christian people have often failed in their responsibilities to their fellow man. This is not terribly surprising. After all, we are human. Jesus, in a couple of his parables suggested that as many as half …
Opposing Evil #1
The German people are, in every sense of the word, a great people—intelligent, innovative, accomplished. But for me, the question about the Germans is always colored by the dark shades of Adolf Hitler, and the …
Spiritual Warfare
I was doing one of my periodic pilgrimages through the Psalms this week, and I came across a plaintive cry from King David. It got into my mind and I can’t get it out. Here’s …
Origins of Evil #7
There is something really strange going on the Middle East. Yes, I know, it’s the Middle East and that should say it all. The normal rules don’t apply. But something is happening there that ought …
Origins of Evil #6
When Satan had rebelled against God, why didn’t God just destroy him? Why did God allow him to hang around and cause trouble? A friend asked me that question some months ago, and just recently …
Origins of Evil #5
We know from the Bible that there is a spirit world.And it is plain in the Bible that there are many wicked spirits in that world. Is anyone in charge there? We also know that …
Origins of Evil #4
Does Satan have access to God? Do they talk? There is a story in the Bible that says that they do talk—at least periodically. The story is in the ancient book of Job—what some say …
Negotiating with the Devil
When I was growing up, Fascism was a political term in common use. I was seven years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the years ahead saw us occupied with the defeat of …
Origins of Evil #3
We really know very little about the spirit world, and it is probably just as well. Unfortunately, a lot that we think we know about is nothing but myth and guesswork. The entire question has …
Origins of Evil #2
Who is Satan, the devil? What is he? Where does he come from? Well, most people identify him with the Lucifer of the Bible who is mentioned in the 14th chapter of Isaiah. It says: …
Origins of Evil #1
Is there a spirit world? I think you could ask a thousand people at random, and by far the majority would say yes, there is a spirit world. But when you start asking for details …
Against Evil
You can’t rule prayer out of the schools and God out of the Pledge of Allegiance, and then insist that our foreign policy operate on Christian principles, can you? Or do I have this wrong? …
Christian Holidays #18
Many years ago, before I learned better about arguing religion, I was engaged in a discussion focused on people who never even heard the name of Jesus anytime in their lives. How could it be …
Christian Holidays #24
Why does God hide himself? Why not come right out and reveal himself to man? If there is something he wants from us, why not say so? The answer is relatively simple. He did. Right …
Christian Holidays #20
What in the world is God doing? I suspect there are those who would say, Not very much. The world looks like God wound it up, started it spinning, and then walked away from it. …
Christian Holidays #19
I had a friend once who allowed that human beings were, to God, like fish eggs. We were sitting in the sun on a bass boat trying unsuccessfully to catch something and he was trying …
Christian Holidays #17
I hesitate to tell you this, because when you find out what I want to talk about, you are liable to punch the button on your radio, click a button in your browser, and head …
Christian Holidays #16
It seems to me that we of the Christian faith have lost touch with our roots in some very important ways. We are so comfortable in the modern world, so at home in it, so …
Christian Holidays #23
One of the strangest things about the Christian faith is that, somewhere back in the pages in history, most Christians forgot that Jesus was a Jew. Not only that, they forgot all his original disciples …
Christian Holidays #22
Try to put yourself for a moment in the mind of one of the original disciples of Jesus. How would you have been different from what you are today? Well, in the first place, you …