Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

Commonsense Christianity

“Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.” (Matthew 24:5) Interpreting prophecy is profitable, and more than one person has made a generous living by “explaining” to the rest of us — be it by books, speaking engagements, or movies —…

“I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.” Daniel 7:26 There is a group — I don’t know if it’s small or large, but it’s fairly vociferous — which insists the reason our nation (the United States) is tanking, is because we no longer…

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven . . . a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak.” Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7 To put it mildly, Ecclesiastes is one of the less cheerful books of the Bible. Purportedly…

“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” (Mark 12:17) On Facebook, which is as good a source of national news as any, I ran across a post lambasting our present president for doing what all presidents do, which is, in effect, not fulfilling the promises they…

“If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost — also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.” (Numbers 11:5) The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are perplexing concepts, and depending upon with whom you speak, they are either two different things, or the same…

“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.” Ezekiel 33:11 I intensely dislike my phone company. Every month they send me an abstruse, intricately convoluted bill to charge me for two things — basic phone…

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men . . . It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 4:23, 24 If you’ve heard enough church sermons, maybe you’ve run into the joke about the man who was caught in a horrible flood, and…

“When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven.’ “ (Luke 5:21) Jesus Heals a Paralytic. This is the chapter heading that one of my Bibles (NIV Study, 1985) uses to describe passages in Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26, in which a determined group of men, unable to access Jesus through the crowds,…

“Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12) Yesterday, I went on a road trip with my daughter. We chatted while we drove, ate lunch in a charming city, and on the way back, my daughter napped. She ended the day with ice cream. While…

“When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.” Ephesians 4:8 Where did Jesus go after He died, and before He was resurrected? What was the purpose of John the Baptist baptizing, and why isn’t the practice specifically mentioned in the Old Testament? What does it look like…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners