The biggest challenge to the Christian faith is why an all benevolent God would allow evil to befall His creation. Ultimately, the problem of evil is one of the most beautiful aspects of Christianity, providing legitimacy for much of what it teaches. For the Christian perspective, evil is a metaphysical necessity in all possible worlds … Continue reading
Many people have died Many wars have been fought Many mothers have cried Over the haves and the have-nots Many preachers have ignored Many politicians have forgot The chasm, the valley, the gorge Between the haves and the have-nots Many ignore a solution Many have cast their lot In the ongoing … Continue reading
A lost and lonely world fell asleep that night not understanding the magnitude and importance that it held. A babe had been born in Israel that would change the course of human history. Born to a virgin, heralded in by angels, found among the unclean animals, hail to the Savior of the world. The … Continue reading
O sovereign Lord of all To You we lift our eyes Before Your holiness we fall O Father please hear our cries Though trial and tribulation abound And great evil we cannot ban Our worries, You say, are unsound And we should seek solace in Your plan We do not know whom evil … Continue reading
When Pilate uttered the question, “Quid est veritas” he asked a question that many have attempted to answer, three of which – Descartes, Pascal, and Reformed Epistemologists – have given answers that have shaped modern thought. From the time of Emperor Constantine’s establishment of a sacral system to the beginning of the Enlightenment, epistemology was … Continue reading
Often in the church, lay people will hear these two words and simply raise an eyebrow about what is meant. After all, they do not have the luxury of attending seminaries that teach these confusing concepts. These concepts, however, dictate how we read the Bible and apply it. The church has done a disservice to … Continue reading
On June 6, 1944, the Allied Invasion Force took to the beaches of Normandy. Though every man that fought that day is a hero to me that deserves the utmost respect, one sticks out in my mind; Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cole. On June 11 the 101st Airborne was ordered to take Carentan. In this attack … Continue reading
