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The Last Word - Resources and References for Christians

Resources and References for Christians

About 35 years ago, I was browsing in a Christian bookstore when the owner of the store asked me if I could recommend a book to a young Jewish man who had recently become a Christian. He wanted something... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner - Lonesome Cowboy Bars

Sunday Dinner: Lonesome Cowboy Bars

Don’t you love the name of this church? It’s Pleasant Grove, and it’s located in the Upstate near the Greenville-Spartanburg airport, although it has a Greer address. A member of the Three Rivers Baptist Association, where Randy Bradley serves... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls - Our Most Valuable Resource

Outside the Walls: Our Most Valuable Resource

My wife and I have driven 730,000 miles since we were married. There was a man by the name of Ford who led us every step of the way — Henry, not Danny. Henry Ford may have realized something... Continue Reading »

Comic Belief - Do You Understand Me

Comic Belief: Do You Understand Me?

It’s hard for kids to understand church. One little boy went to see a musical called “Mr. Salty.” He loved the musical and he loved Mr. Salty. The next Sunday in church he got extremely angry and left the... Continue Reading »

Understand ‘Scary’ Ebola

Wholly Healthy: Understanding ‘Scary’ Ebola

What is Ebola virus disease? What is this scary disease that these days seems only an airline flight away? Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever virus. There are many such viral diseases, including yellow fever, Argentine hemorrhagic fever (the only... Continue Reading »

Resources That Help

Resources That Help

The sheer volume of books, magazines, DVDs and online resources that offer people insights in knowing Christ and living a Christian life can be overwhelming. Baptists, known as “people of the Book,” are quick to acknowledge the Bible as... Continue Reading »

Christian Worldview and Apologetics: Developing a Christian Worldview

How can a believer grow in his or her understanding of the Christian worldview? How can he or she learn to think and live in a manner that is consistent with God’s Word? Developing an understanding of the Christian... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: Protect Your Children Against ‘Ordinary’

I don’t know how I survived my childhood. My mom never bought me a bike helmet. She let me lick the spoon knowing full well there were raw eggs in the cake batter. My dad made me drink water... Continue Reading »

The Problem of Evil According to the Scriptures

Christian Worldview and Apologetics: The Problem of Evil According to the Scriptures

The problem of evil revolves around a question that has traditionally been asked in a few different ways. One popular version is, “If God is good and all-powerful, then why does He allow evil in the world?” Not surprisingly,... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner - Peach Cobbler

Sunday Dinner: Peach Cobbler

Our neighbor to the south calls itself the Peach State, but we here in our beautiful South Carolina know both in our hearts and statistically that we produce more peaches than they do. However, we are polite and kind... Continue Reading »

Shaping Safe Lives for Our Children

Wholly Healthy: Shaping Safe Lives for Our Children

Our children learn in many ways. They learn, of course, in school. They learn from what they see on television and the Internet. (Heaven help us.) They learn from what we tell them as parents, and they learn from... Continue Reading »

Family Trips

Comic Belief: Family Trips

We took many family trips. The other day I was thinking about root canals, leprosy, IRS audits and family trips. I think it was Churchill who said, “We have fought in the valleys, by the rivers, and on the... Continue Reading »