This petition of the Lord’s Prayer, then, teaches us to come to God in a spirit of humble dependence, asking Him to provide what we need and to sustain us from day to day. We are not given license to ask for great riches, but we are encouraged to make our needs known to Him,... Continue Reading

God, who has a sense of humor, removed my fourth and last concern. The nurse came in with a magic marker and wrote a big black “NO” on my right knee. The surgery was to be on my left knee. The doctor will not be able to miss the “NO” sign!  One by one God... Continue Reading

Contrary to Augustine, “Pelagius taught that human beings have a natural capacity to reject evil and seek God, that Christ’s admonition, “Be ye perfect,” presupposes this capacity, and that grace is the natural ability given by God to seek and to serve God.”   Last week I set out on a new series of articles... Continue Reading

Monk claimed last year that his commanding officer, Maj. Elise Valenzuela, relieved him of his duty at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio because he refused to answer questions about his beliefs on same-sex marriage. Valenzuela is openly gay and had asked Monk whether people who disagreed with same-sex marriage discriminated against homosexuals. Monk,... Continue Reading

The investigation is led by Boz Tchividjian, Billy Graham’s grandson, who said he has no further comment. Tchividjian, who blogs for Religion News Service, has written and spoken on why evangelicals struggle to report sex abuse claims. “At the heart of the struggle is a fear that is rooted in the need to self-protect,” he... Continue Reading

Church administrators warned David Cho against purchasing the stock at an inflated price, but the pastor said he had to help his son out of a tight spot, according to Cho Hee-jun’s arraignment document. Cho was also convicted of evading 3.5 billion won (US$3.2 million) in taxes, according to Yonhap News Agency. Church elders have... Continue Reading

Joel Kotkin, America’s leading urbanologist, predicted last year that by 2023 Houston “will be widely acknowledged as America’s next great global city.” Kotkin noted that Houston, “the country’s most racially and ethnically diverse metro area … is home to the world’s largest medical center and has dethroned New York City as the nation’s leading exporter.”  ... Continue Reading

Belcher received a B.A. in political science from Gordon College, a M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a PhD in political philosophy from Georgetown University.  He is the author of Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional; and In Search of Deep Faith: A Pilgrimage into the Beauty, Goodness, and Heart of Christianity.... Continue Reading

As Whitefield lived for Christ, the Word of God became the ruling authority over his life. It marked the trail upon which he constantly discovered beautiful vistas of redemption, sacrifice, love, and joy. The Scripture caused him to love God yet more. “Study to know Him more and more, for the more you know, the... Continue Reading

The analogy between birth and death seems entirely inappropriate to the case Kung is trying to make. His birth, after all, was no more his responsibility than my birth was mine. That is not just basic Christian teaching; it is a really rather obvious fact of life.   Hans Kung is planning to take his... Continue Reading