It was April 14, 1912, at about 11:40pm.  Darkness was about to take on a whole new level. The Titanic hit an iceberg.  Theoretically the ship was further south in the Atlantic than icebergs normally traveled, but the thought that the ship was unsinkable didn’t help.  A gash was ripped in the side and water started to get inside the chambers.  Less than three hours later it sank.  Most of the peop...  Read More

Most people who watch TV, including the Super Bowl, have seen the He Gets Us commercials.  Underwritten by several groups together, the intent is to create interest in Jesus, have people check with resources provided, then coach them from there.  And as I have read about the results, it appears many have done just that, responded with questions and allowed others to provide biblical counsel.  A go...  Read More

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:1, 2).  It’s been said that if we only believe these very first words of the Bible, all else that follows – such as miracles – are not only possible, but probable.  God created.  But s...  Read More

“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.  Of this you have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel” (Colossians 1:3-5).“Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Col. 3:2).Oliver W...  Read More

Richard Dawkins is an outspoken critic of Christian faith, and he argues that you cannot be an intelligent scientific thinker and still hold religious beliefs.  This is a major stumbling block for many as popular teaching in schools is that we evolved from lower forms of life, supposedly supported by science, and a very naturalistic worldview becomes the norm. How can the biblical view coincide wi...  Read More

“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and nothing more.  I will warn you who to fear. Fear him who, after you are killed, has authority to cast you into hell.  Yes, fear him!” (Luke 12:4, 5).The concept of hell is not believed by many in our culture in modern times.  Sometimes because they question if there is a God at all, other times because they just can’t fathom a God w...  Read More

Type your new text here. “I have a problem with the doctrine of hell.  The only god that makes sense to me would be a god of love.  Because of hell it appears the Bible’s god must be a god appeased by pain and suffering” said an art gallery worker being interviewed.   So, we ask, “How can God send people to this place called hell?Eighty percent of Americans agree with the statement, “an individual...  Read More

“The church has been involved with too much persecution of Christians, for goodness’ sake.  They turn on their own and attack fellow believers who differ on minor points of doctrine” said a college student.On the surface, the above criticism is simply true.  Once the reformers of the 14th and 15th centuries came on the scene, and Protestant churches were formed, the fight between them and Roman Ca...  Read More

“I can’t believe in a god that allows people to suffer.  Either this god is all-powerful but not a good god, or else a good god but not all-powerful.  If God can rescue us from suffering, why doesn’t he?” said one college student when asked about belief in God.This is a major stumbling block for many people in the world.  Disease strikes a family member, a tornado hits a community indiscriminately...  Read More

You’ll recall that one of Jesus’s 12 apostles was known as “Doubting Thomas”.  We all have our doubts about things, and although Christians don’t want to admit it sometimes, there can be things about the Bible and the biblical message we struggle with, maybe doubt. The thing we can learn from Thomas’s story is that if we are honest about our doubts, yet continue to submit to the Lord in faith, God...  Read More

When people talk about the rapture, the general concept is that either before or during a time of severe persecution before Jesus returns, Christians will be taken from this world (raptured) and the non-Christians will be “left behind” to deal with the evil in the world.One problem with this whole teaching is that it can’t be found in church history until about 190 years ago, according to Revelati...  Read More

The Restoration Movement that Southern Heights Christian Church Fits WithinHow do you summarize in two pages the “independent” Christian churches of the Restoration Movement?  That’s my goal here.  This movement formed in the early 1800’s as a variety of men studied the scriptures and determined many church organizations were out of line with what Jesus and his apostles taught.  These churches ten...  Read More