Category Archives: Apologetics
How to Win over Worry
Worry has become America’s favorite indoor sport. Most of us face two kinds of worry: doubts about God’s ability to help us, and concern about our own carelessness. We need to distinguish clearly between the two. If we are troubled … Continue reading
Money and Spiritual Growth
While attending collage, I listened to a nightly radio program on finances that always concluded with the statement, “Money is not important; the people who have it are.” In our culture this more often than not is true. How can … Continue reading
Did I Marry the Wrong Person?
Marriage breakups have become epidemic, and an oft-used excuse is “I just don’t love her (him) anymore.” It matters very little that a few years earlier in from of a church full of witnesses the couple pledged to live together … Continue reading
True and False Guilt
I feel guilty sometime and can’t pinpoint the reason. All of us feel guilty from time to time. As Christians, we are bombarded with lists of things we are supposed to do. Someone wryly observed that guilt is the gift … Continue reading
Are You Wanting to Give Up?
Have you ever felt like just giving up? All of us have faced those feelings from time to time–in an argument, at work, in marriage, during a game, and even in the Christian life. Difficulties drain our energy, and eventually … Continue reading
When Do I Decide to Leave a Church?
One year ago I retired and my wife and I moved to Austin to be near our older son and family. The first Sunday here our cloths were still packed and we did not get to attend any church. The … Continue reading
Why Do Christians Suffer?
A few weeks ago my wife was awake most of the night with very severe pain. I took her to the emergency room at a local hospital where they determined she was trying to pass a kidney stone. She is … Continue reading
Why Should the State Endorse Gay Marriage?
(Post Author: Bill Pratt) I wrote a post recently about why the state endorses and promotes marriage between a man and a woman. Simply put, the state needs children and it needs children raised in the ideal environment for them … Continue reading
Why Are Christians So Judgmental?
Jesus said, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” (Matthew 7:1) According to Paul Copan, “This verse has replaced John 3:16 as the favorite verse that people like to quote.” Often people criticise Christians for being far too judgmental. Many … Continue reading
What Does “An Eye for an Eye” Mean?
(Post Author: Bill Pratt) The biblical injunction to take a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – called lex talionis – is repeated several times (e.g., Ex. 21:23-25; Lev. 24:17-22; Deut. 19:16-21). … Continue reading
THE WALL: a blog of Baptist Voice Ministries 