Category: Christian Living
Soothing Poison: The Seductive Old Lie of the New False Prophet
Near my home in the heart of America, outside a quaint church building where Christianity is supposedly represented, stands a sign that says, “None Need Saving; No, Not One.” This all-too-obvious play on Romans 3:10—”There is none righteous, no, not one”—boldly rejects the plain truth of...
Suffering Evangelism
If you had tuberculosis, what would you do? Doug Nichols is the Founder and International Director Emeritus of Action International Ministries. While serving as a missionary in India in 1967, he contracted tuberculosis. He was treated in a sanatorium in India, and while there he tried...
You Were Washed
Basketball was a big part of my life while I was in high school. Practice, road trips, home games, and tournaments all had one thing in common – a locker room that smelled funky. Everyone knows that teenage boys are aromatic as it is, and when...
Priscilla & Aquila: The Couple Who Lost Their Lives for Jesus
Batman and Robin. Jekyll and Hyde. Bert and Ernie. Lewis and Clark. Adam and Eve. You probably know something about each of those dynamic duos. What about Priscilla (or Prisca) and Aquila? You’ve heard their names, they show up occasionally in your Bible reading, and you...
Understanding Love
The world does not understand the love of God in Jesus Christ. But the world loves to talk about love. It is often used with reference to trivial things like, “I love that car!” “I love football!” or “I love those shoes!” Phrases like these are...
Making the Best of an Ugly Wife
James Fraser of the Scottish Highlands (1700-1769) was known for his ugly wife. I don’t know what she looked like physically, but as far as demeanor, she was as ugly a woman as could possibly be found. I hope her behavior changed after their marriage began....
Playing the Fool with Sexual Sin
I once heard about a man who spit himself to death. It might be an “urban legend,” but as the story goes, he died while competing in a distance-spitting contest. Being a bit drunk, and running toward the low railing of the bridge, he underestimated his...
Women, Have You Considered Plucking Out Your Computer Games?
I hope I didn’t look as foolish as I felt. I was talking with a group of women after church, and one of them said something that left me dumbfounded. Earlier in the week, one of us found a simple freeware computer game and emailed it...
Why Women Don’t Talk About the Bible, and What You Can Do About It
I sat in the kitchen with the other women, but I didn’t want to be there. The teaching session of our home fellowship group had just ended, and we each took a plate of snacks and found a place to sit. The children disappeared outside, the...
The Good Result of a Bad Word: The Value of Fellowship Between Women
My first experience of Christian fellowship with women occurred shortly after my conversion. As a new mother just beginning to look at life from a biblical perspective, I was intimidated by the other young mothers at church. They were all well ahead of me spiritually, integrating...
