Proverbs uses another word like this: conceit. The idea behind “conceit” is “eyes.” It describes how you see yourself. Today, we usually use “conceit” to refer to a sinful, self-aggrandizing way of seeing ourselves

Spiritual swagger is good, and all Christians should have it. If you regularly listen to Strength for Life content or NorthStone Baptist Church sermons, you have heard the term “spiritual swagger” as a synonym for God-confidence. The redeemed should be confident enough to confront civil authorities, like John the Baptist did when he confronted Herod about his adultery. “It is not lawful for thee to have her,” he told the civil magistrate in Matthew 14:4.

The question of free will is no joke. Philosophers have filled hundreds of pages debating whether humans can make free choices. Then again philosophers also debate things like what makes a cow different from a table when both have four legs. Free will is not merely a philosophy question. Theologians have debated free will as well, and here the average church goer takes more interest. “Does Calvinism require that God override a person’s free will to save him?” Christians take

It should be a crime to commit adultery in the United States of America. That may be a very provocative statement to some.

Over the years I have had numerous articles published in secular newspapers. I have had the privilege to write opinion editorials for newspapers like the Indianapolis Star, the Muncie Star Press, and the Pensacola News Journal, to name a few. In those articles I addressed a variety of topics. Sometimes the topic of article was something I support, like Christian education or Christmas.