BP 230 “It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning” ~ P.D. Ouspensky. Today’s post is the second of two…
BP 229 “Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you” ~ Walt Whitman I’ve always enjoyed pithy statements such as Whitman’s about how to live…
BP 228 Blunt. Catnip. Mary Jane. Reefer. Pot. Weed. Herb. Magic Dragon. Grass. Bud. Joint. Marijuana has many names. Dozens. People who enjoy it often speak of it as a…
BP 227 Today, we will look briefly at the psychological pros and cons of the Christian faith. Let’s begin with the cons. In way of introduction, I think many of…
BP 226 We all know that in this world we will serve somebody or something, right? 2 Peter 2: 19 says, “They [false teachers] promise them freedom, but they themselves…
BP 225 Do you ever walk down the street or on campus and try to look people in the eye? How has that worked for you? When I was in…
BP 224 I recently met a woman named Tori at a Christian ministry retreat in Sweden. She is serving with a parachurch organization in a town outside Stockholm. Due to…
BP 223 Do you remember the account of Jesus sailing across the stormy Sea of Galilee with his disciples toward the territory of the Gadarenes and the encounter with the…
BP 222 Quoting someone else, a pastor once said something like, “God is often not as interested in what He can do for you as what He wants to do…
BP 221 Does Jesus want you to be perfect? Yes, he commands you to be perfect in Matthew 5:48. Does Jesus want you to be a perfectionist? No (unless you’re…