The Passion of the Christ is not an anti-Semitic film. But some people just won't leave it alone. You have probably read about the early report of anti-Semitism by a group of Jewish and Christian scholars based on a stolen script. It’s likely that you have heard of the negative review given after a viewing of a bootleg copy of the film was...

The woman had been caught in the act of adultery.  Jewish law demanded her execution, but Rome had removed capital jurisdiction from Jewish courts, except for temple violations.  It was the perfect predicament with which to trap Jesus. The Jewish leaders dragged the woman into the temple and threw her down at Jesus’ feet.  Would he reject...

How often do you find yourself dealing with guilt? Do you wonder whether you said something hurtful? Let someone down? Left a job unfinished or failed at achieving a goal? Do you lay awake at night ruminating over feelings of shame or thoughts of not measuring up? Cindy had a falling out with a friend when she expressed frustration about being...

What do sex and spirituality have in common? They are currently the top two marketing models for promoting products as varied as chocolate, athletic clothes and cars. Perhaps it’s due to the extensive use of sex in advertising, but recently, spirituality has gained momentum and become advertiser’s number one tool to attract and sell. This emerging...

This morning in our news there was an announcement from a prominent politician in our region. She resigned her position for “deeply personal” reasons. She went on to explain that the government would find another politician but her young child would not get another mother. A wise mother had obviously grappled with the many aspects of her decision. Decision...

“The waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me. . . This God—his way is perfect” (2 Samuel 22:5, 31). After the loss of his ten children owing to a “natural disaster” (Job 1:19), Job said, “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21). At the end of the book, the...

Wars and rumors of wars in the Middle East are fueling speculation throughout the media and political world that perhaps we are living in what the Bible calls the last days before the return of Jesus Christ. In a USA Today article entitled, "In The Headlines, Glimpes of the Apocalypse," columnist Chuck Raasch last week raised a question on the...