Are there gun people in Heaven?  You know - people who are really, really into guns?  A while back, I asked a similar question - Are the guns in Heaven?  And then there's, Are there assault weapons in Heaven?  Asking if there are gun people in Heaven seems like a ...

Do Christians want power?  What kind of question is that?  Look around.  Of course Christians want power.  Check out the Republican Party.  Witness the strange almost worship-like adoration of Donald Trump by so many Evangelical Christians.  They want power.  So why does Scot McKnight say Christians don't want power?  And ...

Demanding the meaning of truth.  It's from an interesting song - Freedom for the World.  Full of hope - like the title words, demanding the meaning of truth.  Also full of warnings like, if we don't get it together we'll be gone.  Not to mention the conclusion, Look to your ...

You've probably heard of the expression, "sweat like a pig".  Well, depending on where in the world you live.  You might even know what it really means.  But it got me to thinking this morning. I went out for my morning walk, even though it was already getting hot at ...

Seriously - the Bible warns about high interest rates and subprime loans?  How can that be?  There weren't any Wall Street banks or investment companies. If Wall Street even existed, it would maybe have been the path along the Wailing Wall along the west side of the temple.   ...

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman.  It's part of John's gospel that is often talked about. However, here's a different view of it.  Sure, it's important to show that the "living water" that Jesus offered was for everyone.  What if we look at it from the point of view of the ...

Which god provides salvation for us?  Different people have different "gods" or deities.  Even those who claim to have no "god" have one - maybe they view themselves as "the deity" of their own world.  From there, we should recognize that outside of people who believe this life is "all ...

You've probably heard the saying - If you're not cheating, you're not trying.  These days, that's called sportsmanship.  There's even an extension to that saying.  It's now If you're not cheating, you're not trying - and if you get caught, you're not trying hard enough.  So - what's the problem?  I think ...

Hey Trump Christians - these questions are for you.  How do you feel, supporting a President that claims to be the best President ever for Christians, and yet acts the opposite of what Jesus told us to act?  Two says ago, Trump said, "We are a very reciprocal nation with ...

Ours Is Not To Reason Why.  Remember that saying?  Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die.  I was pretty sure I remembered it -  but apparently, that's not the way it goes.  It really goes - Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and ...