Author: Administrador

Topics: Character; Deceit; Dishonesty; Ethics; Government; Honesty; Integrity; Lying; Motives; Taxes; Temptation; Truthfulness; Values References: 2 Kings 17:4; Micah 6:10–11; Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25; Romans 13:6–7 Cheating is a prominent feature in just about every human endeavor. So says economist Steven Levitt in Freakonomics. Although he doesn’t declare cheating part of human nature, Levitt notes … Continue reading “CHEATING
ON EXEMPTIONS”

Topics: Apathy; Conformity; Culture; Internet; Leadership; Outreach; Rebellion; Technology; Teens; Thoughts; Witnessing; Worldview References: 1 Samuel 17; 1 Corinthians 9:23; Philippians 2:14–16; 1 Timothy 4:12; James 5:20 Two teens are combating the myth that teens are rebellious and apathetic. They’re doing that by blogging. Twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris, seventeen, created therebelution.com to debunk … Continue reading “NONREBEL
TEENS”

Topics: Baptism; Beliefs; Bible; Conversion; Cults; Faith; Faith and Works; False Beliefs; Gospel; Mormonism; Shame; Teachers; Theology References: Mark 13:22; John 14:6; Galatians 1:9; Ephesians 2:8–9; 2 Timothy 4:3–4; Titus 3:3–7; 2 Peter 2:1 Kathy was one of thirteen children raised by one father and three mothers in a polygamist community in Utah. The community … Continue reading “FROM
POLYGAMY TO CHRIST”

Topics: Afterlife; Atheism; Belief; Creation; Creator; Experiencing God; Fellowship with God; Hope; Knowing God; Meaning of Life; Nature; Religion; Science; Worldview References: Genesis 1:1–2; Psalm 14:1; 104; Isaiah 40:26; John 1:1–3; Romans 1:18–23; Colossians 1:15–17 According to a 2006 Newsweek poll, people in the United States said they believed in God by a margin of … Continue reading “TRUMPING
GOD WITH SCIENCE”

Topics: Belief; Discernment; Doctrine; Faith; False Beliefs; Hermeneutics; Interpretation; Presumption; Testing God; Theology; Traditions; Trust References: Mark 16:17–18; Luke 10:19; Acts 28:1–6 John Wayne Brown Jr., a snake-handling evangelist, was bitten by one of his own timber rattlesnakes in the middle of his sermon. Though Brown continued to speak to the people of Rock House … Continue reading “SNAKE
KILLS EVANGELIST”

Topics: Appearances; Authenticity; Community; Companionship; Family; Humanity; Idolatry; Relationships References: Exodus 20:4–6; Isaiah 44:9–23; Matthew 5:16; Acts 17:29; Romans 12:11; Revelation 3:15–16 Dave Davila, twenty-four, took a job in Chicago and had to leave his close-knit family in East Moline, Illinois. But family gatherings just weren’t the same without Dave. So his mother took a … Continue reading “FLAT
DAVE TRUMPS REAL ONE”

Topics: Belief; Doctrine; Experiencing God; Faith; False Beliefs; Idolatry; Legalism; Religion; Self-righteousness References: Ezekiel 33:32; Matthew 23; Mark 7:9; John 14:6; Galatians 5:6; 1 Timothy 5:4; Titus 1:16; James 1:26–27 One can love religion like anything else in life: sports, science, stamp collecting. One can love it for its own sake without relation to God … Continue reading “COLLECTING
RELIGION”

Topics: Confusion; Darkness; Discernment; Doubt; Emotions; Feelings; Questions; Scripture; Truth References: Psalm 43:3; 119:105; Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39; 2 Timothy 3:16 A scuba diver told me that he had been in water so deep and dark that it was almost impossible to keep from becoming disoriented. What a terrifying feeling—being underwater, unable to see your … Continue reading “FEELING
THE BUBBLES”

Topics: Boasting; Bondage; Conscience; Deception; Falsehood; Guilt; Hypocrisy; Lying; Regret; Repentance; Sin; Truthfulness References: 2 Samuel 12; 24:10; Proverbs 28:13 Werner “Jack” Genot wanted to be a hero. So, he concocted a story about serving as a marine and being taken as a prisoner of war during a bloody Korean War battle. Genot, now seventy-one, … Continue reading “SHAM
VETERAN CONFESSES”

Topics: Arrogance; Control; Jesus Christ; Lordship; Pride; Reality; Rebellion; Submission; Surrender; Will References: Exodus 3:14–15; 34:14; Acts 4:12; 19:13–20; Philippians 2:9–11; James 4:6; 1 Peter 3:15 In 2006, a judge in New York allowed Jose Luis Espinal to legally change his name to Jesus Christ. Following the decision, Espinal said he was happy and grateful … Continue reading “LEGALLY
NAMED CHRIST”