the shutout
In the last post, I posed the question, “How can it be that churches offer the Bread of Life to …
Category Archives: sin
the setup and the hook
A lengthy comment was left on the post why are we not good at the central thing. It is a …
only what’s done for Christ
Congregations in many evangelical churches sing a hymn composed by C.T. Studd titled, “Only One Life.” The chorus includes this …
whether we live or die
Do you ever read a Bible verse and think, “Yea, right.” Here’s one: The LORD performs righteous deeds And judgments …
sin is bad because…
Jerry Bridges, in Respectable Sins, observes that sin has fallen on bad times in our society. We don’t hear the …
why is sin bad?
I work in an academic setting, where the quality of the question being asked makes the difference between the great …
lust (it’s not what you think)
Lust. What comes to your mind when you read that word? As a general rule, I expect that there are …
you will surely die
My mother is 83 years old. She resides in a nursing home, at the end of her life. Despite appearances …
