Faith

In Christianity salvation is by grace alone. Many other religions involve works, or following some set of rituals or rules. Ephesians  2:8-9 says, “By grace you have been saved through faith. This is not of your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so ...

I do not like to fish, but many do in the beautiful Northwoods Lake area of North Wisconsin (2500 lakes in six counties). My dad took me fishing a few times. It seemed that the fish were few, but the mosquitos were abundant. I caught a few fish (about the ...

The United Nations has a plan called the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There are 17 goals in a global effort to end poverty, promote peace, protect the rights of all people, and save the planet. All of this is supposed to happen by the year 2030. It has been ...

Observe all our rules, please! Growing up in church, I heard people say, jokingly, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t cuss, and I don’t hang out with people who do.” And perhaps a spiritual answer to that might be, “That’s true also of a fencepost. What do you ...

Have you ever had an experience in your life that you have never forgotten? I have. I lived in Yakima, Washington, when the Mt. St. Helen’s volcano erupted  on May 18, 1980. As the ash cloud approached the city, it became as dark as night at noon. As people awoke ...