Please explain: Does God favor certain people?
In the world today, it seems like the worst thing you can do is show favoritism. Free market capitalists want to tear down regulations so that no company is shown…
Please explain: Why do I so often fail to do what God wants?
I think you already know the answer to the question, Why do I so often fail to do what God wants? The problem is not so much about what you…
Please explain: Why is the church always talking about money?
Some of the things said in church about money should never be said. Scolding people because the church didn’t meet the budget just wears them out. Heaping on guilt if…
Please explain: How does God’s kingdom grow?
God's kingdom comes when he rescues captives with the truth of his redeeming love and frees them. God’s kingdom grows when he demonstrates amazing grace, when he dispenses free forgiveness,…
Please explain: Why are only Christians’ works good, but the same works by others are not?
I wonder if Cain was the first person to ever ask this question. He and his brother worked hard to support themselves. Abel was a shepherd. Cain was a farmer.…
Please explain: How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?
For many centuries, culture approached knowing truth through reason. The idea was that if we could just sit with each other and reason together, we would without a doubt come…
Please explain: If the Sabbath law no longer applies, why do I have to go to church?
“Really? You’re going to church again? Didn’t you just go last week? Don’t you know all that stuff already? Are you really going to learn anything new or different? Why…
Please explain: Why did God cruelly command Abraham to sacrifice his son?
For many people, it’s an Old Testament Bible story that is confusing, even alarming. For every Sunday school student who has colored the picture of Abraham lifting his knife over…
Please explain: Does Christian freedom give me the right to do anything?
For a prisoner walking out into the light after a long jail sentence, freedom can be overwhelming. He can go anywhere he wants, but he has nowhere to go: no…