In Defense Of Faith
Is it necessary to defend the Christian faith against its attackers? Some think the Christian faith needs no intellectual defense, seeing as Paul wrote that man would never find God…
The Fundamentals Of Screenwriting
Most of my life I’ve worked in television, starting out on the technical side and growing into managerial positions. Much of my experience has been with Christian television, both at…
Followers Of The Way
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” —Jesus In the times of the early church, believers were referred…
Birthing Pains
It was Sunday afternoon, and we were wrapping up a meeting with a group of church leaders. I was chatting with a young couple, and Miska urgently interrupted: “Winn, we…
Encountering An Unpredictable God
[Adapted from Thunderstruck.org] Most of us create within our mind a picture and concept of God that fits neatly within a three-volume systematic theology that we can proudly display on…
Journaling: The Spiritual Cross-trainer
You’ve seen ‘em: the artsy writer types with black-rimmed glasses who sip coffee and hunker down in dark corners of coffee shops, pen in hand, writing contemplatively inside a hardback…
I Know Passion
It’s a wonderful thing to experience passion. Passion and true belief in something always appear thematically throughout movies, books and television. So often and in such a way, in fact,…
A Modern Day Prodigal
The Gospel is for sinners. Sounds simple enough … a review of some fourth grade Sunday school material. I can almost see the flannel graph now. Basic as it may…
Spiritual War
The classic motif with most plays, movies or even music is the battle between good and evil. Medieval morality plays showed a regular man triumph over evil. In today’s movies…
Is There Hope? Responding To Abuse
The chair next to me is empty. From the hours of 9:50 – 11:05 every Tuesday and Thursday morning it is usually occupied by Linda. But, this Thursday it is…
Living With Loneliness
"You don’t really strike me as a lonely person, but you do seem lonely sometimes as well." One of my friends said that to me the other day. My response…
Are Spiritual Mediums Well Done?
First, there was "Crossing Over with John Edward" on the SciFi cable channel and now ABC’s "Contact: Talking to the Dead with George Anderson." This makes the fictitious "X-Files" and…
The Challenge Of Stewardship
Fasting and prayer are not only commanded in the Bible, they’re wise actions. Throughout the Bible, effective prayer is shown to include elements of adoration, confession, and commitment, as well…
Beauty Of The Within
BEAUTY OF THE WITHIN [BY KYLE CROUCH] Man is and always was fallible, and humankind has made countless errors since the beginning of time. However, God still counts us beautiful…
The Best Time(s) For Quiet Times
God really doesn’t care when you have quiet times with Him. It doesn’t matter if it’s early in the morning, over lunch, or at the end of the day. After…