The fanfare is all over. The speeches to the U.S. Congress and to the U.N.have been given. The Mass was celebrated at Madison Square Garden and in Philadelphia with hundreds of thousands. And now Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after his historical visit to the U.S. But the question that I would like to consider [...]

Recently I was watching a T.V. documentary of Muhammad Ali. Whether it was the Thrilla in Manila when he fought Joe Frazier, or the Rumble in the Jungle when he fought George Foreman, Muhammad Ali was known for his self-proclaimed "I am the greatest." BUT... The only one who could ever say "I am the greatest" [...]

It's been a two month summer hiatus for me. So now I get back to blogging. My first blog back will be about one of my passions, theology. Just today I received a text from a friend I am helping in his walk with the Lord concerning a particular verse. He wrote that this particular [...]

Tullian Tchividjian(pronounced cha-vi-jin) , grandson of Billy Graham, from Graham's oldest daughter, succeeded James Kennedy as the Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Ft. Lauterdale, in 2009. His pastorate was not without controversy. James Kennedy's daughter, along with some church members, petitioned early on for Tchividjian's dismissal. Then last year he was asked to leave [...]

"You hurt me. You hurt a lot of people. But God forgives you." Did He? Did God forgive the Charlestown shooter who killed 9 during a Bible study? According to the daughter of one of the victims, He did, as revealed by this statement she made in one of her comments at the initial court [...]

So, why bother? This is the attitude of those who look at life from a fatalistic vantage point. If everything is predetermined, then why put any effort? Why even bother? "It teaches that what is to be will be. It does not matter what you do or say, it is going to happen. What is [...]

Would the 1976 Olympic gold medal winner of the decathlon be the real Bruce Jenner? NO. Would the current Caitlyn Jenner be the real Bruce Jenner? NO. Then you ask, "Who would the real Bruce Jenner be? " To answer that question, we must first understand that it doesn't matter who you or I think [...]

At least that is what Andy Stanley said in a recent interview when asked what he thought about preaching verse by verse through books of the Bible. That is his first of two reasons why he does not believe in expository preaching. It is obvious that Andy Stanley has never preached verse by verse through any [...]

God alone is the Creator. Man is the image-bearer of his Creator. God alone regenerates. Man is in desperate need of regeneration, of being made alive when spiritually dead(Ephesians 2:1-4) So you would never ask a mere human to perform a divine act like creation or regeneration, or would you? You may have done what [...]

Jesus is _________. How would you fill in the blank? What is the first thing that comes to mind? Jesus is coming? He sure is. Jesus Himself promised that He will come again. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life? That is what He told the disciples in the Upper Room. And because [...]