For just over two years, I have wondered how to do this. I have written and rewritten this post many times. The time was never right. I was not ready. But I’m ready now. The time has come to tell you that I have Parkinson’s disease.
As Christians, much of the suffering we endure is caused by condemnation. What is condemnation, exactly? Under the Law, we use our willpower to force ourselves to obey in a certain way in order to earn the good will of God. If we don’t keep the law perfectly, God will be angry with us, and […]
This week a man emailed me to ask me a tough question. “I was listening to your message.My wife and I are Christians for many years. We both believe that God will and can prosper us. But we have no more money. I have no job. We have debt. My wife has diabetes. We believe […]
This is a guest post, written by Sean Edwards. Sean’s passions include politics, economics, theology, eschatology, and the dynamic interplay of government and faith. You can read Sean’s blog here. Sean also happens to be my son. Can a follower of Jesus also accept the philosophy of Ayn Rand (author of The Fountainhead and Atlas […]
Many entrepreneurs and business people whose ministry is in the marketplace relate to the story of Joseph in the Old Testament. We often like to quote Genesis 39:2, “and the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man.” But Joseph’s prosperity did not come without a price…