Apologetics

Who has the right to resolve the ethical controversies of our day, such as abortion, gay marriage, transgender hormones and sports competition, pornography, gambling, stealing, lying, etc?  Are ethics just a matter of cultural trends and personal opinion, or are there moral absolutes? Because our generation has answered this question foolishly, our culture is descending…

  When your eternal destiny is at stake, you can’t afford to base your acceptance or rejection of the Bible’s message on secondhand opinions. Maybe you were raised in church and are familiar with the more popular Bible stories. Or maybe you have sat under skeptical scholarship in a religious education class or the Discovery…

My Personal Testimony My Christian life began with a lot of preconceived ideas about God and what He expected of me. Thinking the Christian life consisted mainly of behavioral change and performance, I thought I could handle it. I tried to measure up to every standard set by those around me, most of which were…

Years ago Linda and I befriended a young man whose company makes olive wood Christmas ornaments. Fadi is a Palestinian Orthodox Christian who is from Bethlehem. His display at our local theme park is identified with this sign; Il Bambino: Made in Bethlehem – Israel. One of these ornaments was given to us with his…

When I was growing up, our family would sometimes recite in unison a prayer to thank God for the meal. A prayer I recall is “God is great; God is good; let us thank Him for our food…” One day while I was at home the phone rang and I answered it. I recall that…