Category: Books
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The Silence of God and Suffering: Endō’s Masterpiece
“If God exists, then why does He allow the innocent to suffer?” is a question that has been asked by many a skeptic. It’s a good question. And, it should not be posed by just skeptics or atheists trying to bolster their position. It should be a question that all Christians ask, and consider. Whether…
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Revisiting Feminism and the Bible’s View of Women
About a year ago, I got into a discussion with a Christian blogger about the term feminist. I told him that I didn’t think any Christian should call themselves a feminist. I told him that another word was needed if any real impact in the area of equality was to be achieved in American evangelical…
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Same-Sex Marriage: What’s a Christian to Think and Do?
Same-sex marriage. The three-word combination that was once only a dream for the homosexual community is now a legal reality in the United States. But, what is a Bible-believing Christian to think and/or do about all this? Just “love, love, love,” as the Beatles sang? Yes, love—that’s all we need. It is how God made…
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Sleeping Jesus
It is a great comfort to me to know that when I’m sleeping, the Lord is taking care of business. As the psalmist says: He doesn’t sleep or take naps (Ps. 121:4). He goes and goes and goes. But if the Lord doesn’t sleep, what are we to think of sleeping Jesus in Mark 4:35-40? For…