By Pete Briscoe
August 4, 2018
Learning to live “in Christ” is not a matter of trying—it’s really a matter of thinking, then trusting. According to the New Testament, our problem is that we do not truly realize who...
By Pete Briscoe
August 3, 2018
Yin and Yang, good dogs and bad dogs, the force and its dark side. I’m telling you, the Christianized version of Taoism isn’t just wrong; it sets our minds on the wrong thing.
By Pete Briscoe
August 2, 2018
Personally, I think there is plenty of bad news in the world. And though I’m not sure why, Christians seem to be wired for it. It’s like we feel guilty if we feel good about ourselves or something...
By Pete Briscoe
August 1, 2018
Sometimes there really is a black and white. In trying to be sensitive to others’ beliefs and trying to be open-minded about all ideas, sometimes we forget that. In many ways, Christianity...
By Pete Briscoe
July 31, 2018
Sometimes I ask people, “How are you doing in your spiritual walk?” (You can usually see it in their discouraged and desperate eyes when it’s not going so well.) They often respond...
By Pete Briscoe
July 30, 2018
To someone who struggles with habitual sin, all the talk about being “dead to sin” might sound too good to be true—kind of like the late night TV infomercial that promises to clean your dog and...
By Pete Briscoe
July 29, 2018
SIN: The three letter word with “I” right in the middle. I think the fact that we find ourselves right in the middle of sin is what makes it all so difficult. If we are in Christ, sin just doesn’t...
By Pete Briscoe
July 28, 2018
Several hundred years ago Augustine came up with three Latin phrases that describe the interaction of sin in nonbelievers and Christians.
By Pete Briscoe
July 27, 2018
Sometimes people ask questions just to start a good debate. Sometimes we ask because we actually want an answer. And sometimes a question is a window into the heart...
By Pete Briscoe
July 26, 2018
The discussion about whether we have one or two natures—whether we are half good and half bad—really does matter. What we believe about our nature determines