God-Centered Christian

While our own nation wrestles with record deficit spending, soaring national debt, and credit rating downgrades with threats of more, we s...

I have been shocked lately by my inclination to self-admiration.   That phrase, “inclination to self-admiration,” comes from a section t...

As someone who watched many Westerns as a boy, I assumed it was common knowledge that alcohol and gambling don't mix well: I...

It has always been true that wealthy people get more of their way in human courts.  Likewise, no matter the system of jurisprudence, t...

Summer Heat as a Reminder of Hell Why is July the hottest month of the year for us in Illinois?  Answer:  Because the other 11 months ...

I concluded the sermon on Sunday by mentioning John Piper's "ANTHEM" strategy for battling lust.  The entire article can be fo...

Recently a friend asked me to look at the account of Jesus Christ’s prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.   While the account is recorded in...