Atheists Often Reject a Caricature of God

It’s a curious thing that the first Christians were called atheists. Obviously, that wasn’t because they didn’t believe in the existence of any god; it was because they didn’t believe in the existence of any of the Roman gods. The earliest...

Getting Rich on Human Suffering

An acquaintance of mine owned and operated a small finance company years ago. He loaned money to individuals who couldn’t get a loan from a bank because of various reasons–inconsistent employment, insufficient annual income, bad credit history and so on....

What Happens When Our Tithe Neglects the Poor?

Quite often Malachi 3:8-10 will be invoked in a sermon series on stewardship. It makes for a powerful message due to its strong accusation in verses 8-9. “Will anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing me!” the prophet declares on God’s behalf. “But...