BY DR. MARK SEWELL Imagine for a moment that you are in a conversation with a Buddhist and he just found out that Gautama Buddha, their founder, was a fraud and did not really exist. Then in the same conversation another friend confirmed that he is changing his belief as a Muslim because documents have […]

BY ANDREW CONRAD In Social Studies class in the fourth grade, my teacher, Mrs. Harrington, was discussing different cultures from around the world.  I learned that the Spanish drink coffee late at night and dance until the wee hours of the morning; the gauchos of Argentina wear elaborate hats and ride their horses while hurling

BY DR. KEITH A. SHERLIN NOTE: This article was first published HERE. This is somewhat old news but it came across my screen today and, therefore, I thought since I am in a wonderful team that is working on a new book on this subject I’d make a comment about this. These types of situations

BY JOE PEPPLE We’ve all experienced it – bad customer service. And if you’re anything like me, you have very little tolerance for it. Picture in your mind for a moment a shopping visit to one of the largest retail grocery chains in America – blue vests and all. “Excuse me sir, I can’t seem

By Floyd D Ruffin Shame turned to Honor as seen in the Book of Philippians In the times of New Testament (NT) there is much allusion to the culture of “honor and shame.” It is often referred to in words such as being reviled or excluded. For example, Jesus was called Beelzebub, recorded in Matthew

By: Jeff Ruckman What does it mean to be an evangelist? Here is a simple definition according to a Google search – an evangelist is “a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching.” It is that simple. An evangelist is someone who tells others about their faith in

Written by  Marcy Pedersen Perception is the process we use to “become aware of the world.” We often think that our perception is reality, but that might not be accurate. Perception is “developed by what we sense, organize and interpret about the people in our lives.” How we perceive things will greatly affect how we communicate.

Have you or anyone you know ever been bullied?  I have and I can tell you, at least from my experience, it’s something that stays with you for a lifetime. It can shape your whole mindset in terms of how you feel about yourself. You never feel like you’re good enough, smart enough, constantly comparing

By Robert Ely  God is certainly incomprehensible in His fullness. There is no way for finite minds to fully comprehend the infinite. Paul, in his doxology in Romans 11:33-36 cries, “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable is ways! For who has

by Dr. Mark Sewell A pre-Christian friend posted this statement by Dag Soras: “Why is it called northern mythology when they talk about Thor and Odin, but when you come to God and Allah it’s suddenly called religion? The difference is of course that most of us have realized that Thor and Odin don’t exist.