To Live is Christ
Reconsiders the 1960s generation as an unlikely role-model.
Two Challenges
Addresses the 1998 Gutenberg College graduating class.
Can Spiritual Man Learn from Natural Man?
Refutes the idea that Christians have nothing to learn from unbelievers.
Letter to the School Board
Addresses problems created by lack of philosophical bases for the public schools' AIDS/HIV curriculum.
The Unimportant Birth of the Insignificant Jesus
Highlights the surprising and instructive way that God brought His Son into the world.
Treasuring These Things in Our Hearts
Asks how the extraordinary events of Jesus' birth were so easily forgotten.
Have Yourself a Mary Little Christmas
Portrays the hardships and faith of Mary as a model for the Christian life.
Christianity
Asserts that true godliness is not necessarily religious.
The Miracle of Sophrosune
Describes the Greek and biblical virtue of 'sophrosune' and its implications for the problem of self-hatred.
The Anatomy of Sainthood
Draws the "portrait" of a saint to answer the question "Who will be saved?" Discusses the role of belief in salvation.
A Christmas Message
Laments that the popular idea of "the true meaning of Christmas" obscures the true meaning of Christmas.
Up With Legalism!
Shows how opposition to "legalism" and indifference to righteousness are by no means the same thing.
Appeal for Radical Biblicism
Calls for a radical commitment to the search for what the Bible actually means.
Bible Study for What Ails Us
(Revelation 2:1-11) Defends the importance of pursuing doctrinal understanding.
Sharper Than Any Sword
(Hebrews 4:12-13) Explains how the proclamation of the gospel lays bare the hidden person of the heart.
The Holiness of Financial Independence
(I Thessalonians 4:9-12) Explores Paul's teaching about "working with your hands" and its implications for Christian fundraising.
The Tao of Faith
(Galatians 5) Discusses the concept of 'woo we' in Taoism and the striking parallels between it and the Evangelical understanding of "walking by the Spirit."
Two Reflections on Thomas and the Story of Easter
(John 20:24-29) Portrays "doubting Thomas" as a model for truth-seeking and a lesson in the miracle of faith.
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
(Matthew 25:1-13) Explains the parable as a call to a deep and persevering desire for the kingdom of God.
Unorthodoxy
(Matthew 25:14-30) Asserts that "orthodoxy" can be a way of burying one's talent in the ground.