Category Archives: Faith

September 22, 2026 · 6:18 am

When Faith Conquers Fear

Fear is a God-given emotion that can warn us of danger and protect us from harm. But when fear becomes our master, it can paralyze us, steal our peace, weaken our faith, and prevent us from doing God’s will.

In Chapman University’s 2025 Survey of American Fears, people’s leading concerns included corrupt government officials, loved ones becoming seriously ill or dying, economic collapse, cyberterrorism, another world war, nuclear weapons, pollution, and government tracking of personal data. Continue reading →

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April 2, 2026 · 6:53 am

Faith to the Moon—and Back

If you could travel to the International Space Station and spend six months in space, what two personal items would you take—and why? Continue reading →

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October 12, 2023 · 7:07 am

Reason and Revelation

Today is National Free Thought Day, according to the calendar of unusual holidays.

This holiday was created by several different groups including the Secular Coalition For America, the Freethought Society, and the American Humanist Association. It’s observed every year on October 12th. And “encourages people to gather their facts from trusted sources and make their decisions based on reason, logic, and science.” Continue reading →

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May 9, 2023 · 6:33 am

Was George Washington Wrong?

“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports,” opined President George Washington in his 1796 farewell address.

Apparently 65% of Americans disagree with our Founding Father. Continue reading →

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April 25, 2023 · 4:25 am

A Stubborn Faith

Last week the well known Baptist preacher, Dr. Charles Stanley, died at age 90.

Christianity Today announced his passing with this headline: “Died: Charles Stanley, In Touch Preacher Who Led with Stubborn Faith.”

The description “stubborn faith” grabbed my attention and prompted reflection. It was not meant as a criticism, but a compliment. Stanley was well known both within his denomination and without as a conservative Continue reading →

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July 15, 2021 · 8:13 am

The Call to Contend for the Faith

Several years ago Christianity Today featured a story about Rob and Kristen Bell, who founded a church in Grand Rapids, identified with a movement known as the “Emerging Church.”

The article relates the Bells increasing discomfort with their faith and the church. “Life in the church had become so small,” Kristen says. “It had worked for me for a long time. Then it stopped working.”

Furthermore, they questioned their assumptions about the Bible itself– “discovering the Bible as a human product,” as Rob puts it, rather than the “product of divine fiat.” Continue reading →

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April 15, 2021 · 7:57 am

Faith Works

One night a family’s house caught fire and they were forced to run outside. However, the fire blocked their path to the upstairs bedroom where their son was sleeping. The father yelled for the son to open his bedroom window.

On the ground below the boy’s father knew his son had to jump to save his life. “Jump!” hollered the frantic father, “Jump, I’ll catch you!”

All the frightened little fellow could see, however, was smoke, flames, and the darkness of the night. He was scared to jump.

His father kept pleading, “Jump! I’ll catch you.” Continue reading →

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June 23, 2020 · 4:23 am

YOUR FAITH

“People need to see our faith, not merely hear about it,” wrote Bob Buford in his book, Halftime.

“When our beliefs are personal and privatized, practiced only inside a building one day a week,” Buford observed, “we Christians miss out on that glorious opportunity to be salt and light. Worse, I believe that when faith continues to be directed inward, we become one-dimensional, uninteresting, and wholly self-centered persons.” Continue reading →

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January 16, 2020 · 8:05 am

Help My Unbelief

Dr. Doolittle, the classic children’s book, tells the story about the British veterinarian who had an array of exotic animals. And how he learned to speak to them in their own animal language.

Included in his menagerie was a Pushmi-pullyu ((pronounced “push-me—pull-you”) with two heads, one on each end of its body. It was a cross between a gazelle and a unicorn, although in the movie it’s pictured as a llama. The two heads had a mind of their own. And sometimes they opposed each other, which resulted in a tug of war. Continue reading →

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January 14, 2020 · 8:28 am

The Vision of Faith

In 1959 Walt Disney began looking for land to build a second resort to complement his Anaheim, California, park. Supposedly he was not happy with the many businesses that sprung up around Disneyland and wanted enough land to control the development around his next park.

It wasn’t until 1963 that Disney flew over the Orlando, Florida, area and finally decided on this location. The process of acquiring the land and building the park took 9 years. Disney died in 1966 before The Magic Kingdom opened in 1971. Continue reading →

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