Evangelism and the law – Household Words:

Do the Ten Commandments Make Any Difference Anymore? Matthew 13:52.

Pictured: Moses holding the Ten Commandments at the center of a statue of lawgivers atop the East Facade of the United States Supreme Court building. My friend James wrote recently that the Ten Commandments play no role in the life of a Christian. I disagree–and contrary to my usual approach, I am going to beginContinue reading “Do the Ten Commandments Make Any Difference Anymore? Matthew 13:52.”

Some People LOVE Rules. John 9:16.

Some of us find our security in rules. Social rules—both written and unwritten, etiquette rules, grammar rules, rules on the job—there are rules for everything, and believe it or not, there are those among us who crave rules. Rules provide security. If I know the rules and follow the rules, the result I want isContinue reading “Some People LOVE Rules. John 9:16.”

Marriage and The Woman at the Well. John 4:18.

One of the greatest evangelists in the Bible may be the unnamed “Woman at the Well.” In the fourth chapter of John, Jesus had a conversation with a Samaritan woman—a remarkable moment, because “Jews do not associate with Samaritans” John 4:9. Jesus was nice to her, they talked quite a bit, and she left andContinue reading “Marriage and The Woman at the Well. John 4:18.”