I have been encouraged, astounded, surprised, delighted!  Two months ago, I offered a challenge to everyone who was attending our church.  It was simple, really. "Join me in reading through the entire New Testament in the next 90 days."  And

For the last many centuries, our society established a culture called "Christendom."  Christian faith came to be central to the society and the biblical boundaries and teachings were acquired as the norm for the broader culture.  In other words, our

Over the weekend, The Houston Chronicle published a provocative story about abuses recorded in Southern Baptist Churches.  It was heart-wrenching, troubling, but not surprising.  It's not surprising because people prey on vulnerabilities in clubs, schools, churches, parks, neighborhoods, and every

When you look at a map or a globe that depicts the earth, it seems logical that "North" is constant, fixed, immovable.  The earth spins on its axis and that point the axis never varies.  Well. . .that's true.  The