I heard an analogy once about throwing a baseball.  If a group of friends of mine and I were to line up and each try to throw a baseball to the North Pole, some would definitely throw the ball further than others.  However, none of us would actually make it to the North Pole.  Similarly, no matter how hard we try to be perfect and good, none of us makes ... [Continue Reading]

This summer we’re going to see the next installment of the Olympics.  Isn’t it amazing to watch athletes who excel in their sports?  We will see the best of the best competing against one another.  Other people excel in academics.  I’m in a master’s class right now, and I’m simply blown away by the intellect of the professor who is lecturing.  ... [Continue Reading]

What if Jesus didn’t live, die, and come back to life?  What if this whole Jesus thing is just a story that was made up?  What if none of it is real?  If that’s the case, then those who claim to be followers of Christ have a lot of problems.  First, if there is a god, then those who follow Christ have been leading others away from the real god for a ... [Continue Reading]

I think that temptation is one of the greatest arguments for the existence of God.  Survival of the fittest says that I’m trying as hard as possible to survive.  If that’s the case, then why do I do things that hurt me?  Why do I give in to temptations that cause me pain and grief and can ultimately cause me physical harm?  It just doesn’t make ... [Continue Reading]

There is a foolishness that isn’t foolishness at all.  In fact, it comes as a result of recognizing one’s place in the whole scheme of things.  For the Corinthian church, they were wise in the ways of the world, and to them that was of great value.  Paul, however, claimed that of greater value is to be a fool in the ways of the world but wise in the ways ... [Continue Reading]