Christians don’t have to be Dumb
People don’t have to abandon reason and intellect to be a Christian. I’ve always believed that, but last weekend I listened to a lot of people much smarter than me who believe that too. The National Conference on Christian Apologetics not only reinforced my beliefs, it also armed me with hard facts to stand on.
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Church Mart, Part 2
From church hopping and shopping to razzle dazzle entertainment and marketing gimmicks, a consumer mentality has infiltrated Christianity. (If you missed Church Mart, Part One read it here.) Does this attitude hurt our faith and the church or is it a needed adaptation to our culture?
Church Mart
The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here. On “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving, people turn out in droves to begin their Christmas shopping and take advantage of all the bargains offered by the stores. My daughters and I – and sometimes others who have joined us for the holiday – spend [...]
Volleyballs aren’t enough
If you’ve seen the movie “Castaway” then you know Wilson. Just in case you missed the blockbuster here it is in a nutshell: Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a Fed Ex systems engineer who, along with a bunch of packages, washes up on a remote island after surviving a plane crash. Chuck’s loneliness drives him [...]


