Function of Salt

In The Journal of Biblical Counseling, Timothy Keller makes the following observation about salt:

The job of salt is to make something taste good. I don't ...

Newspaper Admits Errors

One of England's major newspapers, The Guardian, carries a daily confessional column called "Corrections and Amplifications." Edited by ...

Keeping Consistent Testimony

Ben Patterson writes in Leadership:

Sam Shoemaker told of a near-sighted professor who was an expert in entomology. His office walls were covered with ...

Political Prayer

Every once in a while, a minister's prayer opening a state legislature somewhere makes the news. Usually it's because it's too "exclusive," ...

Faking Out God?

Research psychologists have found there are at least three situations when we are not ourselves. First, the average person puts on airs when he visits ...

Chris Rock's Heritage

Vibe magazine interviewed popular comedian and actor Chris Rock. When asked, "Were you raised Christian?" Rock answered:

I wasn't raised ...

John Lennon's Son, on Dad

I felt he was a hypocrite. Dad could talk about peace and love out loud to the world, but he could never show it to the people who supposedly meant the ...

Mets' John Olerud Pursues Good Testimony

[When I first became a Christian,] I thought I had to get my life all perfect, and then I could share my Christianity. It never occurred to me God sees ...

The Danger of Wealth

I continually find it necessary to guard against that natural love of wealth and grandeur which prompts us always, when we come to apply our general doctrine ...

Actions Still Speak Loudest

Here is a little rule I have come to believe: the more dramatic and pious we become about out faith, the more likely it is that we are trying to please ...