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 ...

Love Admits the Truth

I preached to my home congregation some time ago, and I talked in the sermon about how much I appreciated and admired my father because his mother died ...

The Face of False Religion

A person may be full of talk about his own [religious] experiences. But often it is more a bad than a good sign. It is like a tree that is full of leaves ...

A Noisy Horn

A Pharisee's trumpet shall be heard to the end of the town but simplicity walks through the town unseen.

Halfway Equals Lukewarm

A "halfway Christian" works both sides of the street. He is religious because it helps him in business and gives him a self-righteous satisfaction. ...