Heard this through Jared Wilson: @JoelOsteen: "When you dare to #dreambig, you take the limits off of God." Wow ... How does this compare to Romans 9:21-23: "Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for ... Read More

"And his disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' Jesus answered, 'It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him." (John 9:2-3 ESV) ... in other words, "he was born ... Read More

Joseph attributes the ultimate cause of his trials and being sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers: "And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God" ... Read More

As this makes clear, Clement's view of God's involvement in His creation is not the one the Deists have set forth (the view many of our Founding Fathers in America held including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin), that God is a watchmaker who created the universe, sat back and let ... Read More

What a picture! This is a snapshot from a guy who climbed a mountain overlooking the eruption in Iceland that is wreaking havoc on all kinds of travel plans and logistical shipments of goods. The impact has been worse than the chaos of 9/11 even, one news report said. I ... Read More

Do Smart, Hard-Working People Deserve to Make More Money? - The Baseline Scenario This really got me to thinking. When the argument put forth in this article is set on the Biblical backdrop of God's meticulous sovereignty over our lives as opposed to 'chance' or 'luck' (which does not exist) as ... Read More

Job's Suffering Under a Sovereign God In the Book of Job, Job is essentially sifted like flour at the hands of Satan, by the permission of God. Job loses just about everything except his life and his wife. He loses his children, houses, live stock, servants, everything. He even loses his ... Read More

Or so he thought. Last night I had one of the more terrifying experiences in my life. It was about 10:15 pm and my wife went into our master bathroom. I was at the desk in our bedroom (connected to the bathroom) reading on my computer. As she went in she ... Read More

While there is a plethora of bad news that continues coming out concerning the economy, and the fog of  economic uncertainty (and in some cases dire certainty) continues to creep in amongst communities all over the country, something we believers need to make sure we're doing is responding to these ... Read More

Just like James White in his analysis, I find it ironic they have Hitchens on for his commentary on this issue. Oddly enough, I agree with Hitchens' analysis, one of the few things I agree with him on. I just have to wonder what else he would say, as a ... Read More