Cross References: Synopses
 
 
 
 

The Gospel According to Harry Potter  -- Do the "Harry Potter" books promote the occult? Or can they be used for good?  Read essay //  Back to titles

Social Evolution   -- Is society as a whole making moral progress?  Read essay //  Back to titles

Halloween:  Clean or Unclean? -- Should Christians take part in Halloween, and allow their children to go Trick or Treating? Read essay //  Back to titles

A Spiritual Evaluation of Pokemon -- Many Christian parents have reservations about the Japanese cartoon series, "Pokemon".  Are their qualms well-founded? Read essay //  Back to titles

The Gospel According to Pokemon -- This secular Japanese  children's T.V. show demonstrates how the Church should be preaching the Gospel to pre-teens.   Read essay //  Back to titles

Letter on Abortion  -- An open letter, in response to a sermon on abortion.  Read essay //  Back to titles

Treasures New and Old  -- Traditional vs. non-traditional, rival camps in the contemporary American church Read essay //  Back to titles

Iraq: A "Just War", or Just a War  -- The "just war" is simply an excuse for our own failure.  Read essay //  Back to titles

Defusing Racialism  -- When we think and characterize along racial lines, we plant the seeds of discrimination  Read essay //  Back to titles

Faith and Practice -- A practical life requires faith  Read essay //  Back to titles

Thou that Judgest -- Those who judge others, do the very same things they do  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Dynamics of Giving -- The effectiveness depends, not at all on the amount given, but on the heart of the giver  Read essay //  Back to titles

Always Asking -- How do you receive the Holy Spirit, that His presence ALWAYS abides in you and fills you?  Read essay //  Back to titles

I Will Meditate -- Can Christians learn anything from Eastern-style meditation?  Read essay //  Back to titles

Taming the Monkey -- Should Christians still their minds through meditation, as Buddhists do?  Read essay //  Back to titles

Faith Without Certainty -- If we are uncertain, than do we lack faith?  Read essay //  Back to titles

Cleaning Up the Temple--How to overcome bad habits and neuroses by the power of His Spirit  Read essay //  Back to titles

Meditations on Food and Spirit --Eating is a mundane everyday activity with profound spiritual significance.  Read essay //  Back to titles

Prayer Etiquette -- This essay is meant to help the self-conscious pray-er gain confidence and assurance in relating to God in prayer.   Read essay //  Back to titles

The Married Man's Main Ministry --Husbands, love your wives.   Read essay //  Back to titles

Legalism & Lukewarmness: Diagnosis and Cure -- How can we rid the Body of Christ of these two pernicious spiritual disorders? Read essay //  Back to titles

Twelve Points for Happy Employees -- An employee's perspective on what managers should do to make us happy and productive. Read essay //  Back to titles

Genesis and Revelation --There is a special relationship between the first and last books of the Bible   Read essay //  Back to titles

"The Bible should not be read allegorically" --Tell that to Jesus and the apostles!  Read essay //  Back to titles

How Biblical is "Biblical Creationism"? --The so-called "Literal Creationist" interpretation of Genesis chapter 1 is not warranted by the Scriptures themselves.   Read essay //  Back to titles

What is "The Word of the Lord"?  -- Many Christians call the Bible, "The Word of the Lord".  But what does the Bible itself say?   Read essay //  Back to titles

Saint Stephen's Slipup -- Can a prophet speaking by the Holy Spirit still make mistakes? Read essay //  Back to titles

Another Look at the Doctrine of Plenary Verbal Inspiration -- Is the doctrine of word-by-word inspiration as Biblically founded as it is supposed to be?  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Twelve Tribes of Revelation  -- What is the true significance of the Twelve Tribes in Revelation chapter 7?  Read essay //  Back to titles

Israel or Palestine --Whom should we support in the current Middle East conflict? Read essay //  Back to titles

Two Sets of Tablets --Moses' two sets of tablets illustrate the spiritual relationship between Old and New Covenants Read essay //  Back to titles
 
 

Locusts, Curds, and Honey -- Isaiah's prophecy and John the Baptist  Read essay //  Back to titles

God's Pain -- God feels pain whenever any part of His creation is violated  Read essay //  Back to titles

Three Questions, Three Paradoxes, Three Prayers  -- Three questions concerning the Cross  Read essay //  Back to titles

Does Christ Still Suffer?  -- Were Christ's sufferings finished on the Cross?  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Comfort Series  -- Job's three friends failed to comfort him.  What can we learn from their mistakes?   Read essay //  Back to titles

Walking in the Light  -- God's antidote for the shame which stifles our souls.   Read essay //  Back to titles

The Treasures of Death -- Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Read essay // Back to titles

Thoughts on Suffering -- Godly suffering is the key to a joyful Christian life.   Read essay //  Back to titles

The Spirit of Elijah -- Elijah and John the Baptist are two examples of God's foolishness being wiser than man's wisdom. Read essay //  Back to titles

Speaking in Tongues and the Law of Love --What is the essential issue in the "tongues" controversy?  Read essay //  Back to titles

The Violent Priesthood --The priests of Israel came from that tribe most noted for violent outbursts. Why did God choose Levi as  the priestly tribe? Read essay //  Back to titles

A Great and Mighty Nation -- God has a glorious purpose for the African-American Church.  Read essay //  Back to titles