There are several key markers of today’s current society. Technology. Innovation. Constant communication. And a lot of anxiety. Chances are, you have seen people very close to you struggle with…
Another mass shooting that left at least 14 dead in San Bernardino, California this week marks the sixth mass shooting in the United States in the past week! Americans find themselves responding by buying more guns, living in increased fear, or simply no longer paying attention to headlines of fellow citizens dying at the end of a bullet…
First, Scripture is clear all people are created in God’s image. Genesis 1:27 states, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”
I have been reading through the Gospel of Mark and came to the passage in Mark 4:35-39 where Jesus calms the sea. The last part of verse 38 really “jumped” out at me. It was a terrible storm with the wind and waves threatening the disciples while Jesus was asleep….
According to the Bible, an angel created by God (Satan or Lucifer) was the first creature to bring evil into the universe. But the question arises how this good creature, created by a good God, living in a good universe, could choose evil. God did not cause Satan to sin, so who caused Satan to sin?…
One of the greatest pains a person can face is the loss of a loved one to suicide…
Many Christians and non-Christians, alike, struggle with why God would allow so much seemingly senseless evil in the world. When a child is buried in the waters of a tsunami, how can there possibly be any good purpose for that? Can’t an all-powerful God do better?…
One of the most disturbing things we ever experience as Christians is the suicide of someone we know and love. It is always a rude shock to our sensibilities. Initially, we find ourselves asking, if only to ourselves, “Will this person go to hell?”…
One of the greatest pains a person can face is the loss of a loved one to suicide. I know. When I was only two years old, my grandmother ended…
Chris Harper Mercer launched a deadly rampage Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, killing 10 and wounding seven more. According to initial reports, Mercer specifically targeted Christians during…
