Words of Healing

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” – Jesus (Matt 24:35).

Abortion: Baby or Fetus

Recently (2001) in a college class on the “Psychology of Sex Differences,” my teacher, Dr. Taylor, was talking about “gender-based murder,” such as happenings in India where wives have “accidental deaths,” which are often not investigated by the police, and the husbands go on to remarry and collect another dowry. Another “gender-based murder” that was […]

Is “Mutual Submission” Biblical?

There is a movement today which teaches that the Bible commands mutual submission between a husband and wife.  The argument states that Ephesians 5:21 commands this mutual submission because it states, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” (NIV).  Then, in the following verse, it tells wives, “Wives, submit to your husbands as […]

Of Abortions and Straw Men

On the Woman’s Right to Choose Probably the number one argument that I hear when discussing or debating abortion is that “it should be the woman’s right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.”  Since this is election year, 2000, I have heard it more often than I had previously, and as I […]

Is the Bible Relevant to Modern Marriages?

Misperception and Distortion As a post-Christian culture, many people have mistaken traditional perspectives of marriage as Biblically based. The Bible, however, is not as closely linked with American perspectives and traditions as some would think. While the traditional perspective of American culture places women in a subordinate position of less value, the Bible actually empowers […]

I Stand in Awe

I sit here at work, looking at my hand writing, the pen that I use, and thinking about the mind that is organizing it into words. Life is a mystery, a wonder. I stand in awe of any existence at all. Not only do I marvel about “Where I come from,” but of the reality […]