Savor the Season- Don’t Inhale the Holidays
People annoy me. I know that’s not a very Christian way to be- especially at this time of year- but I just can’t seem to shake it.
Take for instance, just a few moments ago. On the elevator. I’m in the basement at work, waiting for an elevator to haul my butt back upstairs. Oh, [...]
SAVE YOURSELF!
Ever wear a life preserver when you were in a boat? Ever wear your seatbelt when you drive? Ever get a flu shot?
Those are all actions that many folks choose to avoid because they’re inconvenient or uncomfortable, despite the fact they could save your life. Gambling with your life is pretty foolish. Gambling with damnation [...]
Goodbye Christmas Time, Now It’s “Me Time”
As a Christian, it may seem uncharacteristic to make such a statement. Obviously, as Christians we celebrate the birth of our Savior, and we do this for good reason. However, Christmas can bring out the narcissism in the best of us. For instance, I don’t believe that the “Wise Men” were involved in altercations with [...]
The Shocking Truth: The Tomb was Empty
In Job 38 God asked Job several questions. Among them, He asked if Job had been there when the foundations of the Earth were laid, or when the morning stars sang together. Was Job there when God enclosed the sea, and had Job searched its depths? Further on, God asked whether Job had seen the [...]
Thanksgiving in a Land of Milk and Honey
Editor’s Note: This commentary reproduced by permission from Chris Truelsen of TheMuseAndTheScribe.com. Truelson is also a frequent contributor to the news and information site, MyVoiceNews.com.
I know that those of you who live in other nations have different customs, but recently in the United States, many Americans celebrated Thanksgiving, which is a national holiday, or Holy [...]
Harry Potter: Ultimate truth through myth and symbolism
Editor’s note: The following piece was first published in November of 2005. A revised version later appeared in the “Op-Ed” section of The Corydon Democrat, a weekly newspaper in the Southern Indiana area. With the release of the latest movie in the Potter series, and the allegedly final installment of the series in book form, [...]
Know Any Good Ministers?
By Ray Robinson
MTW contributing writer
My wife and I faced one major hurdle on our way to wedded bliss who would perform the ceremony? I’m a Christian and she is not, and neither of us were interested in changing, nor were we asking each other to change. A church wedding was out, as was the [...]
This week’s ‘Thank you’ goes to Dan Brown
By Chad Phillips
MTW contributing writer
In late May and through June of 2006 I wrote a series of articles critiquing the source material for Dan Brown’s book, The Da Vinci Code. What I remember most of all about the experience was my disdain for Brown, a man who, in my opinion, undermined a lot of people’s [...]
Plastic Jesus and the tit-for-tat gospel
I recently received another health and wealth gospel tract/word of faith solicitation in the mail. This one comes as part of a mass mailing campaign aimed at Christians who don’t know any better. Being a Christian myself, I’m completely disgusted with this stuff.
What is the health and wealth/word of faith movement? Nothing more than a [...]
