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April 2022

April 28, 2022

When Christians Gaslight Suffering

We’ve just come out of the Easter season, which is always a mix of celebration,...

April 25, 2022

COVID-19: Starting to Make Sense of What We’ve Been Through

How many times did we hear the word “unprecedented” in the past 2 years? Image...

April 21, 2022

7 Church Trends that Need Some Deconstructing

“Deconstruction” is a religious buzzword of our time. Image via Pixabay Although the term is...

April 17, 2022

Worshipping a God with Scars

The ancient gods of Greek and Rome were majestic and powerful. They were also petty,...

April 14, 2022

Entering into the Sufferings of the Lord

As we move into Good Friday, we enter into a time of reflection upon the...

April 11, 2022

The Arrival of the Conquering Peasant King

As we kick off Passion Week, getting closer and closer to the Cross and Resurrection,...

April 07, 2022

Get to Know Jesus and the Rest Will Follow

God is mysterious, and He works in mysterious ways. Image via Pixabay I think in...

April 04, 2022

When Prophets Get it Wrong

It is a holy, sacred, and weighty thing to claim to speak for the Almighty....

March 2022

March 31, 2022

Remembering How Good the “Good News” Really Is

Put simply, God’s righteous standard just crushes us. Image via Pixabay God’s Law shows us...

March 28, 2022

Did Jesus Ever Break God’s Law?

To be honest, I have a certain amount of compassion for the Pharisees. Image via...

March 24, 2022

But What If I’m Wrong?

When I was young and single, a slightly older married friend of mine told me...

March 21, 2022

Can a Christian Love Their Country?

Can a Christian love their country? Short answer: Of course, but with a great big...

March 17, 2022

Should Christians Pray God’s Wrath Upon Their Enemies?

There are a lot of Christians out there praying for God’s wrath to fall on...

March 14, 2022

When Christian Heroes Fall

Recently it came out that a Christian leader that I have greatly admired for many...

March 10, 2022

Is Russia Fulfilling End-Times Prophecy? Doesn’t Matter.

Image via Pixabay Many years ago, a friend of mine in the ministry was applying...

March 07, 2022

Everything Jesus and the Apostles Said about the Authorities

In North America, Christians can be known by people outside the Church as much for...

March 03, 2022

Cancel Culture, Hypocrisy, Humility, and the Search for Truth

Image via Pixabay A few weeks ago on my personal Facebook page, I posted a...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

The Stunning Empathy of Christ Jesus

At the risk of sounding braggy, I am pretty good at the whole “empathy” thing....

February 24, 2022

Rejecting Peacekeeping and Embracing Peacemaking

Right smack in the middle of Jesus’ opening words of the Sermon on the Mount,...

February 21, 2022

10 Ways That Christians Let Satan Win

(Shout out to my dad Alan for suggesting to me the title/structure for this column...

February 17, 2022

The Transforming Power of COVID-19

No doubt all of us were caught off-guard nearly 2 years ago when COVID-19, a...

February 14, 2022

Jesus, Moms, Weddings, and Wine

Jesus’ first miracle was not a healing or a casting out of demons or demonstrating...

February 10, 2022

A Heartfelt Prayer for Canada’s Freedom

Heavenly Father, we cry out to You for freedom for Canada, in so many ways....

February 07, 2022

Part 2: Concerning Convoys, Racism, Hypocrisy, and Fake News

Last week I wrote a column called Concerning Convoys, Protests, Tyrants, and the Christ-follower, trying...

February 03, 2022

Abandoning the Crusader Culture

For a while in the 20th century, it was common for churches and ministries to...

January 2022

January 31, 2022

Concerning Convoys, Protests, Tyrants, and the Christ-Follower

Well, first things first: I’m aware that this column may be a bad idea. Image...

January 27, 2022

How to Avoid Demonic “Wisdom”

You have heard the proverb, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” This is wise and...

January 24, 2022

What Exactly is “The Way of Christ?”

Christians talk a lot about “the way of Christ.” We are followers of Christ, so...

January 20, 2022

The Scariest Parable of Jesus Christ

I’ve had so many people say to me over the years, “The teaching of Jesus...

January 17, 2022

How to Argue Like a Christian Should

An atheist friend once remarked to me in passing that it must be nice to...