What’s my problem?  Have you ever asked yourself this?  If you are like me, sometimes you avoid that question by turning on the television and immersing yourself in another glorious episode of “Lost.”  I think deep down there is a haunting bassnote of dissatisfaction, guilt, filth, and shame that hangs over us.  We point to 1,000’s of circumstances in a vain effort to blame someone or something for this feeling.  However, circumstances change, relationships change, our age changes and that bassnote is still looming.  At some point, we must admit there is something terribly wrong with ME.  That problem is...

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I love how the hobbits fondly remember the shire throughout the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  They are always looking at each other, reminiscing about how they miss the shire and they can't wait to get back.  For Frodo, Sam, Pip, and the rest of the hobbits, the shire is a picture of the way things are supposed to be. Genesis 1 and 2 give us a picture of man and woman in paradise.  It's a picture of the way things were supposed to be.  Chapter 2 ends with these words "And the man and his wife were both naked...

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The following is an article from Rev. Timothy Keller--a PCA pastor in NYC. How Can I Know God? What Does It Mean to Know God? What is Christianity? Some say it is a philosophy, others say it is an ethical stance, while still others claim it is an actual experience. None of these things really gets to the heart of the matter, however. Each is something a Christian has, but not one gets to the heart of what a Christian is. Christianity has at its core a transaction between a person and God. A person who becomes a Christian moves...

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 The cost of Christianity has been on my mind lately. For one, I think I’ve been trying to figure out what indeed Christianity has cost me. A hard verse for me to read is when Jesus says ”if anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” It’s hard for me to read because life as a Christian seems way too easy. I mean, I have a hard time confronting people because I'm scared it will cost me "how much they like me."Let every reader of this paper think seriously, whether...

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The following is from Dr. Albert Mohler's blog (president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY).The "My Turn" column in each week's issue of Newsweek is always one of the most interesting features in the magazine, and it is often the first page I read. The January 14, 2008 edition featured a column that demands attention -- and has attracted plenty.In her article, "Yes to Love, No to Marriage," Bonnie Eslinger writes of choosing love but insists that she has absolutely no need of marriage. "I am a 42-year-old woman who has lived life mostly on my own...

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