Worth Comes from God

Life has value only when it has something valuable as its object.

Worship That God Wants

Early in our marriage I gave my wife a terrific anniversary gift: a rain gauge. At least I thought it was a great gift. Susan, after all, is a farmer's ...

Steepled Health Center

Gregg Easterbrook writes in The New Republic:

"Recent studies indicate that men and women who practice in any of the mainstream faiths have above-average ...

Worship and Worry Don't Mingle

Worship and worry cannot live in the same heart; they are mutually exclusive.

If I Had a Thousand Tongues ...

Peter Buehler, who helped lead John and Charles Wesley to experience conversions, once said, "If I had a thousand tongues, I'd praise Christ with them ...

Secular Tunes, Sacred Lyrics

George Whitefield (1714-1770) receives little notice in history books for his hymns, there being much more to say about his incredible preaching career. ...

Reasons to Worship God

Let me recite some lines from some ancient prayers from the black church. We have some people in every tradition who pray pretty much the same prayer ...

Impossible Coexistence

I [have] learned that worship and worry cannot live in the same heart: they are mutually exclusive.

Hoarding Is Idolatry

Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected. ... Hoarding is idolatry.

The Happiest Part of the Church Service

A Presbyterian missionary in Ghana told an interesting thing about the Presbyterian church in Ghana. The Presbyterians are the largest Christian group ...