Beware Ambition

They that soar too high often fall hard; which makes a low and level dwelling preferrable. The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds, and ambitious ...

Selfish Strife

The secret of every discord in Christian homes and communities and churches is that we seek our own way and our own glory.

No Cross to Bear?

A number of religious groups have climbed on the yuppie bandwagon. They tell us, "If you want anything bad enough, you just claim it and God will ...

Masked Christians

I think we are unreal about ourselves, even as Christians, because we are afraid that if people find out what we are actually like inside, behind the ...

Freedom Gone Wrong

Self-fulfillment soon grows into a quest for self-indulgence with a vocabulary of I, Me, Mine and self-indulgence, in turn, soon becomes unbridled. The ...

Humor: Paying Off God

Our 7-year-old daughter had just won $2.00 for her memory work in Sunday school. After the morning service, the pastor's wife congratulated her.

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Hung Up on Happiness

An English visitor recently commented about U.S. churches, "You Americans are so concerned about being happy," as if our kingdoms were the focal ...

Trivial Pursuit in Church

Trivialization in the church, as in society, results in a loss of the ability to think. Christians are lured to view the world as the world views itself--uncritically ...

Looking for By-Products

Sometimes people come to us and want to receive only the by-products of the Christian church. They have no intention of assimilating.

Beyond Giving and Getting

Christmas has absolutely destroyed [the real] understanding of the Good News. It's trained people to believe that Christianity is fundamentally about ...