From time to time I read comments on atheist forums. I do it to see how they think, how they argue and see what the “latest” argument is. A very common theme is prayer. They have their tests and scientific studies that allegedly “debunk” prayer. It is really sad. They are like children trying to explain how electricity or radio waves work.…

Your family and you as an individual have decided that God will be the center of the home and your life. You have set Him as priority number one over all other things that would distract us from our end goal and obedience to Him. Now, what do you do? There is a passage that is set in the context of worry…

I want to define something from the very beginning. The church mentioned in the title is more than just your local congregation. When we talk about the church, we need to keep the entire kingdom of God in view also. Understanding our place in relation to the kingdom goes beyond the individual, the family and the local congregation. The individual parts are…

There is a famous movie where a villainous character uses the word inconceivable, a lot. On one of those occasions, one of his hired men says, “You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.” I believe the same is true for judge, or more specifically the phrase, “Don’t judge.” It usually happens when someone does…

I don’t know if it is just me, but I am hearing a lot of emphasis on how we feel. I hear phrases like, “I’m just not feeling it,” “I don’t feel like it,” or my personal favorite, “Do whatever makes you feel happy.” While I am the last person to minimize feelings, there comes a point when it is not about…

A certain celebrity came out in Vanity Fair saying this about his 10 hour facial-feminization surgery, “What did I just do? What did I just do to myself?” The article goes on to say, “A counselor from the Los Angeles Gender Center came to the house so Jenner could talk to a professional and assured her [him] that such reactions were often…

Though technically it is not here yet, the feel of summer is. For everyone, summer means different things. For me, it meant hanging out with friends, float trips on the Boise River, family vacations and summer jobs. Even though my “care-free” days of summer have long been replaced with my role as a functioning citizen and responsible adult, I still remember the…

He saw her admiring her new white dress in the mirror. “Look Daddy! See how it spins!” she said as she twirled. He smiled in response, knowing one day that it would be a wedding dress and on that day he would have to give his little girl away. “Who will it be?” he thought. “Will he take care of her and…