There are advantages to living forty miles from the nearest large city (“large” being a relative term). We do not have smog, stoplights, or traffic jams. When I leave my office, waiting on more than three cars to pass so I can pull out onto the state road seems like an eternity. Being located in the heart of the Adirondack…
For years the public schools have been a battleground for the topic of creation vs evolution. In some schools those who speak up for Creationism are mocked. We are led to believe that every teacher holds to the theory of evolution but for those who know teachers like Jeff Cutting, it just isn’t true. Jeff is a very articulate Math…
Let’s face it: if Jesus Christ is not really who He said He is, then He is not reliable. If He is not reliable, then Christianity is at best on shaky ground and at worst a farce. Those are strong words but Jesus is the foundation for the Christian faith…”Christ-ian” get it. Students know this is vital so Ric Garland…
”Don’t talk to me about absolute truth…truth is what I say it is!” Those words were said with emphasis and passion that bordered on anger. I was engaged in conversation with a college student. The discussion had been going well until I brought up absolute truth. When I was asked what I meant by absolute truth I said three things…
“It’s a good book but I don’t know that I could say it is completely true.” “Yeah, I believe the Bible but I think it has errors.” “I mean…let’s face it. It was written by men so it has to have some mistakes.” “Don’t get me wrong: I really like the Bible. I just don’t know if it is reliable.”…
There is only one place in your community that will afford you the opportunity to minister to the majority of the students in your town. That place is the local school or schools depending on the size of your city. It may be closed to you for Bible studies but there are so many other ways for you to show…
I am speaking at the Word of Life Snow Camp several times this season and one of my topics is Textual Purity. No I am not talking about the exegeting of the scriptures; I am going to be addressing the use of media in our lives. I am not asking the students to abstain from using social media or smartphones;…