God Wants No Dwarfs

It appears that God has deliberately left us in a quandary about many things. Why did He not summarize all the rules in one book, and all the basic doctrines ...

We Must Keep Sailing

The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with ...

Marks of a Healthy Self-Esteem

You have a healthy self-esteem if ...

--You have a sense of humor.

--You are open to new ideas and experiences.

--You project an attitude of flexibility ...

Help to Become Perfect

I find a good many people bothered by ... our Lord's words, "Be ye perfect." Some people seem to think this means "Unless you are perfect, ...

God Keeps Getting Bigger

Since the time our children were very young, we have always read to them The Chronicles of Narnia, these wonderful children's stories about the magical ...

"Except Ye Become ..."

Calls to Christian development must be held in tension with a Lord who called the little children to Him, and told us that we don't have a thing on ...

Life Is Adjustment

What is life if not adjustment--to different times, to our changing circumstances, and to each other?

The Goal of Every Individual

How do I want to be remembered? Not primarily as a Christian scholar, but rather as a loving person. This can be the goal of every individual.

The Ideal of Perfection

It is no disgrace to Christianity, it is no disgrace to any great religion, that its counsels of perfection have not made every single person perfect. ...

In Search of the Thinking Christian

The church can't be blamed for all the ailments of the world. On the other hand, I'm quite willing to concede and insist that the church has unnecessarily ...