Christian Thought

The starkest religious alternative to Christian faith is atheism. While it may seem strange to even describe atheism as a religious alternative, doing so is accurate because atheism is the dogma that there is no God, a position that usually requires a great deal of talk and debate about God. At the twenty-fifth annual meeting […]

Many believers say they pray best when prayer is a continual dialogue with God during the course of the day. As one person put it: “I do not often pray for 15 minutes straight, but hardly ever does 15 minutes pass without me praying.” This is obviously not the kind of prayer where someone is

  [If you did not take the 2-question survey about prayer, it is not too late. Go here.] Prayer is always an act of faith. It begins with faith, must be carried through in faith, and finished in faith. Every ordinary prayer prayed in the most ordinary way by the most ordinary person is a

The new movie Risen is having high-level impact on audiences. The world changed when the Son of God rose from the dead, repudiating the power of sin and death itself. But what does it all mean? How do the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ make a difference for us today? These are questions we should

Last time we looked at the importance of the meaning of specific words in the Bible. Individual words are building blocks, but we do not discover the rich meaning and truth of God’s word just by looking at individual words. We find the meaning in the statements and ideas that the biblical authors gave us

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One of the most-often asked tough questions in the Christian faith is whether the God of the Bible commanded immoral acts in the harsher parts of the Old Testament, for instance. In the words of author and apologist Paul Copan, for instance, the issue is whether or not God is “a moral monster.” Here is

I had left a large evangelistic rally in our city one day when I was 21 years old, and was surprised to see the speaker, Leighton Ford, walking across the parking lot where I happened to be. Seeing an opportunity talk to the great man, I introduced myself and told him that I was going

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:6-7 1 Thankfulness lessens our anxiety (“do not be anxious”). 2 Thankfulness reframes every

If you walked into someone’s home, picked a big book off a shelf, and read a single line on a random page, one thing is certain: you would not understand it. That is because we receive meaning through words by seeing them in their context. One of the most helpful things we can do to

People have strong feelings about the Bible version they use. That’s a good thing when it reflects our devotion to the gift of Holy Scripture. You are welcome to offer your thoughts in the “comments” section below. * * * Study Bibles have concise introductions that are no more than a page. For instance: The