Christian Living

The Heart of Christ

The first and most powerful temptation is to doubt the goodness of God. Our job, in large part, is to satisfy ourselves in God’s goodness. You can’t fake this. We can

The Visual Cliff

It began with a simple question: are babies born with depth perception? To test this, scientists placed a baby on one end of a plexiglass surface. On the other side, they placed a

The Value of the Word

I was shocked to discover the cost of a New Testament epistle. According to scholars, the apostle Paul would have spent $3,000 in today’s dollars for the materials to write the

What the God of Peace Will Do

In France, they’re talking about setting the age of consent to 13. In Canada, a series of laws have been passed over the past few years that reflect the growing secularization of

The Bride and the Beretta

Whenever I see a Beretta on the road, I laugh. 27 years ago I was about to get married to Charlene. I was a seminary student at the time. Charlene was already working,