What is it about giving money to the church that always seems to rile up folks? Do people think the parish runs on good intentions? Why is this topic one of the top subjects in the scriptures and one of the most controversial topics even today? To be honest, it...
We hear it all the time. "You Christians should be more concerned about the poor." And, to be sure, no one who reads the Bible in any serious way can deny that God looks with certain love on the poor and weak. In fact, the scripture is clear that...
I’m my own worst enemy. The reason for this is that my ability to either delude myself or to overreact is so “normal” to me that it is really hard to be objective about my struggles by myself. I’m either too hard on myself or too easy on myself! Learning...
When I was a boy, I remember seeing the Wizard of OZ for the first time on a color TV set. Needless to say, I was absolutely mesmerized by the wonder of the change from black and white to color, but I also remember being very much sympathetic to the Cowardly Lion when the group...
St. John Chrysostom declares "Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent." I can't tell you how many times I've had people confide in me that they don't go to confession because they are ashamed. What a brilliant trick of the evil one! The very medicine that would...
What is it about close relationships that either blind you or enlighten you? What I mean is, I’ve known folks who were so close to someone else that they were absolutely blind to that other person’s faults. I’ve seen it get so bad that the two people were so...
It was an old suit, but I loved it! It had both sentimental value and the added benefit of actually fitting me! But my dear bride said it had to go! Sure, it had a few stains but I thought they were hard to see. Yes, there was a...
Just finished preparing a great program for tonight at 8 PM Eastern with Hank Hanegraaff! https://www.ancientfaith.com/radio/live
Guess who's recording a NEW Faith Encouraged LIVE Show today? Yep, yours truly and my special guest Hank Hanegraaff of the Christian Research Institute and the Bible Answer Man broadcast. Details coming soon when you can hear it! FaithEncouraged.org
In World War 1 the two opposing armies would dig in and conduct what was then called "trench warfare." The land between the two armies entrenched for the fight was called "no man's land" because anybody who tried to attack would be shot by the other side! Not a pleasant...
