Tools for Today: The Christian Courier Web Site
From time to time, I use this column to discuss resources that are useful to Christians in our evangelism efforts and in our own personal growth. I try to highlight …
What If I Don’t Feel Like Loving My Enemy?
Jesus commanded that we love our neighbors, and even our enemies: Matthew 5:44. But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that …
Revolt in Israel
Numbers 16 and 17 are fascinating chapters. Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, along with 250 chiefs of Israel, accused Moses and Aaron of taking the leadership of Israel by presumption: “You …
The Collection
Christians give of their means every first day of the week. The Bible passage that says the most about the contribution is 1 Corinthians 16:1-2. We frequently read this passage …
The Virgin Birth and Isaiah 7:14
Sometimes it is suggested that the virgin birth of Jesus is not very important, and that we don’t really need to believe in it (Michael Langford, The Tradition of Liberal …
God is Not Mocked
Does anyone really try to mock, ridicule, or sneer at God? It must be a real temptation for some to mock God, for Paul warned us against it in Galatians …
Selfishness and the Fear of Evangelism
Jesus said of the harvest of lost souls: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers …
An Increase in “Nones,” and a Silver Lining
The religious landscape of America is growing increasingly non-religious, and it is doing so with startling speed. According to a Pew Research Center religious landscape study in June of 2015, …
The God of Feathers
by Ken Dahlstrom, Planner, Lockheed Martin Special Guest Writer When William Paley published a book affirming God’s existence, Natural Theology, in 1802, he began with an argument derived from some …
Are You “An Animal of No Significance”?
If you were to open the pages of Yuval Noah Harari’s book titled Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, which was a New York Times bestseller, you would meet the …
Hypocrites!
Hypocrites are a particular breed of liars. They are by definition, insincere play-actors. The Greek word translated “hypocrite” refers to those who are on the stage playing a role. We …
The Main Reason Why There is No Racial Supremacy
In the wake of the senseless killing of nine church attendees in Charleston, South Carolina last week, there has been much attention to the issue of racial supremacy. Dylann Roof …