Living Out Your Christian Faith in a Secular World

03 Jun, 2018

Here in Ontario, we have an election coming up in just a few short days. On Thursday, June 7th, we will be electing a new Premier (hopefully), so I figured this is a good time as any to discuss the issue of voting and politics from a Biblical point of view. Despite the title of this post, I'm not here to tell you which party to vote for.  Instead, this is a general discussion on the issue of politics that can be applied to any election. In Canada, it seems that many Christians are of the mind

22 Nov, 2017

I can see the appeal of gambling. Most of us could some extra cash to pay bills, buy groceries. With Christmas just around the corner, it would be nice to be able to buy our children some nice Christmas gifts. Of course, if temptation wasn't appealing, it wouldn't be tempting, would it? It's hard to come right out and say that gambling is sinful. The Bible doesn't mention it specifically. However, I think we can use Biblical principles to come to a conclusion on whether or not Christians should

05 Nov, 2017

We often hear the question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" But what about the reverse: "Why do good things happen to bad people?" Many of us can relate to Asaph, a Levite who was one of those whose job it was to make music to the Lord, according to 2 Chronicles 5:12. He is the author of about a dozen psalms in the Bible. One of these is Psalm 73. Asaph begins by lamenting:  Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart!  But as for me, my feet came close to