Psalm 33 – The Lord is our help and our shield
But, to help us do what?
The Psalm says, “We wait in hope for the Lord, He is our help and our shield”. But what does that really mean? The Lord is our help and shield to do what, exactly? What’s the goal? And who/what are we shielded from? When you read the entire Psalm, it’s ...
China bombed a megachurch in attempt to redefine Christianity
And it might affect you
Yes, you read that correctly. China bombed a megachurch. And the bombing was legal. It was part of their ongoing attempt to redefine Christianity and make it into a Communist China church that has nothing to do with Jesus ...
Small fishing boats double as church under penalty of death
Do you love Jesus enough to do that?
Would you go to church in a boat? What about under penalty of death if you're caught? I wonder what I would do. What about you? Under what circumstances are we willing to attend any church under penalty of death? It's happening right now ...
Can China and U.S. governments define a new Christianity?
Who gets to define religion? In our case, specifically, who gets to define the new Christianity? China passed a set of religious regulations about six years ago. I started to write about them a couple of times. It was never quite right though. I felt like the U.S., in some ...
Why do rich people give money away?
Why do rich people give money away? No, they don't all do that. But some do. And they get cheered for it. But do you ever wonder, why do they give it away? And should we be cheering? ...
How come so many Christians don’t really know God?
It seems like a weird, even dumb, question. How come so many Christians don’t really know God? It's a very important question with a very disturbing answer. It's all too easy for Christians to not know God! The headline shocked me. 51% of Churchgoers Don’t Know of the Great Commission, ...
Why do we settle for less when we could have more?
Including / especially Christians
I thought our theme for life was "I want it, I want it all, and I want it now". So why do we settle for so much less than what we could have? Maybe the most surprising thing is that I am talking about Christians ...
Do you know what you’re asking when you demand justice?
I mean real justice. God's justice.
Do you know what you're asking when you demand justice? I mean really know. Do any of us understand the implications of justice? Real justice? The only justice that truly is justice ...
Will there be homeless people in Heaven? Who cares?
Will there be homeless people in Heaven? Who cares? Whoa! A two-part question. And trick questions at that? The correct answers are yes/no and yes. Huh? The answers may very well depend on how you read the question. And how you view life - or don't. Are you up for ...
Why Westerners don’t understand the Iran – Israel conflict
It's about strong religious beliefs
I heard someone on the news talking about the "decades old conflict between Iran and Israel". The current conflict between Israel and Iran may be only decades old, but the conflict between Islam and Judaism has been going on almost since Muhammad's visions. But lukewarm Westerners don't understand the Iran ...
