In the Barna Group’s 2015 study on the state of atheism in America, one in four unchurched adults in the country now identifies as atheist or agnostic. But do honest atheists actually exist? There are, undoubtedly, many who claim to be atheists. They insist, often loudly and angrily, that there is[…]

How to Begin a Relationship with God The world is filled with competing theories about God, religion, and salvation. Alternate views of Jesus vie for our attention at every turn. Different paths to different gods market themselves in the ever-changing desert of ideas. Yet in the midst of this[…]

Is Suffering a Sign of Divine Disapproval? “Don’t take this wrong, but we prayed for our son when he was lying in hospital dying because of a car accident and God healed him and raised him up.” I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to take that. I had  a[…]

The aim of Romans 12:1-2 is that all of life would become “spiritual worship.” Verse 1: “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” The aim of all human life in God’s eyes is that Christ would be made to[…]

Faith and Trust: Learning to trust God Heb 11:1 To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see. Heb 11:6  No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that[…]

One of the problems with sin is that the more we think about the sin the more we find we are tempted to do it! See Romans 7:7-13. The Bible teaches that the more we focus our attention on the sin – the more the sinful nature in us[…]

Why a Loving God Allows Suffering ? If God is truly a God of love and mercy, why does He not intervene? Some have concluded that God simply doesn’t exist. The answer, however, is much more complex. What does the Bible reveal about the causes of suffering? British author[…]

Good Reasons to Believe ! OK, we’ll admit something right off. It is impossible to put God in a test tube or prove him by scientific method. But that shouldn’t cause us to say, “God really is dead!” Hardly, in fact, there are many reasons to believe that God[…]

Jesus Christ – Good man or God Man Who do people say that I am?” (Mark 8:27) Jesus asked this question two thousand years ago, and the answers are still coming in: a rabbi who preached compassion, a brilliant leader who touched the hearts of thousands, a misunderstood innovator[…]