“Whoever controls the image and information of the past determines what and how future generations will think; whoever controls the information and images of the present determines how those same people will view the past.” ~ George Orwell, 1984 (1949)

“Today Christianity is the most successful single phenomenon, statistically considered, in all of history.” – Paul L. Maier,  “Introduction” in Eusebius; The Church History, 9.

“Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils undert he sun the few days in his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.” Ecclesiastes 5:18 Today, I am determined to enjoy life, to [...]

“He who loves money will not be satisfied with money. . . . Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.” Ecclesiastes 5:10, 12

I was recently trying to explain to a friend of mine some of the basic principles upon which I base my philosophy of government. I was amazed to read a verse this morning (which I don’t remember reading before) that seems to explain one of these principle very well. “If you see in a province [...]

Prayer “often takes the form of importunity, passionate pleading to God, even wrestling with God. Such an attitude presupposes that God’s ultimate will is unchanging, but the way in which he chooses to realize this will is dependent on the prayers of his children. He wants us as covenant partners, not as automatons or slaves. [...]

“Theology is inseparable from spirituality. Theology is concerned not only with the Logos but also the Spirit who reveals and applies the wisdom of Christ to our hearts.” – D. G. Bloesch, “Prayer,” in Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 866.

“I for my part would prefer to be deceived in a good many things rather than to fight for the truth in so great a universal tumult” – Desiderius Erasmus, one of the greatest biblical scholars of the 16th century, commenting on the work of Martin Luther.

I recently watched one of the old Sherlock Holmes movies starring Jeremy Brett. In it, he made this statement: “If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” – Sherlock Holmes About a week later I watched the new Star Trek movie. It was a very cool moment when, in a [...]

“So how do we know when to pursue someone for marriage?  When we do not need marriage. When we are full and growing in our relationship with Christ, then and only then, are we really ready for marriage. Adam did not tell God he was lonely. In Gen 2:18 God said, ‘It is not good [...]