Life, Hope & Truth Blog

Were Holy Days the Heresy at Colosse?

by Eddie Johnson
April 13, 2016 • 4 minute read

New Testament passages are often used to promote something very different from the essence intended by the author. Consider Colossians 2:16-17. False doctrine was creeping into the...

Destination: Heaven?

by Leon Leonard
April 8, 2016 • 3 minute read

I was recently at a funeral where the preacher boldly declared the dead person was going home to heaven. But is heaven really our destination after death?

“Minimal” Bacterial Genome Still Has 473 Genes

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
March 30, 2016 • one minute read

Scientists tried to find the smallest number of genes that could still produce a functioning bacterium. The simplest cell is not as simple as they thought. Last week, scientists at the J....

Terror in Belgium

by Erik Jones
March 22, 2016 • 4 minute read

Europe has been jolted by terrorism once again—this time in Brussels, Belgium. What are the implications of this attack on the symbolic capital of Europe? Once again the world has...

God Is There for You

by Eddie Foster
March 22, 2016 • 4 minute read

Sometimes we feel alone when we experience trials and difficulties in life. At these times it is necessary to remember who is always there for us. For every joy we experience as human...

When Tragedy Strikes: Six Ways to Cope With Grief

by Debbie Caudle
March 14, 2016 • 5 minute read

It was a typical July evening, but it would change one woman’s life forever. Her story illustrates six ways we often deal with grief when tragedy strikes. The call came at 7:58 p.m....

4 Marriage Lessons the Reagans Taught Us

by David Treybig
March 8, 2016 • 8 minute read

With Nancy Reagan’s death, many are paying tribute to her devotion to Ronald Reagan. What lessons can we learn from their long and close marriage? Nancy Davis Reagan died at age 94 at...

The “Brexit” Debate: Britain vs. the European Dream

by Peter Hawkins and Eddie Johnson
March 4, 2016 • 7 minute read

David Cameron recently secured a deal to give the U.K. a special status within the EU. Will this be enough to keep the U.K. in the EU? What does the future hold? In 2013 European Commission...

3 Reasons You Should Tithe

by Tom Kirkpatrick
February 29, 2016 • 4 minute read

The Bible shows that ancient Israel was to practice a financial principle called tithing. Does tithing apply today? Here are three reasons you should tithe. To state the obvious (or at least...

The Pope vs. Donald Trump: What Exactly Is a “Christian”?

Pope vs. Donald Trump: What Is a “Christian”?

by Erik Jones
February 19, 2016 • 7 minute read

The pope inserted himself into America’s divided political atmosphere by declaring Donald Trump is not a Christian. What exactly is a Christian anyway? Pope Francis dominated news...

3 “Unpopular” Ways to Make God Smile

by Eddie Foster
February 18, 2016 • 3 minute read

What Christian wouldn’t want to make God smile? So why do some of the things that the Bible teaches make God happy seem so unpopular today? Have we ever considered that God might be...

The Coming Dystopia—and Beyond

by Joshua Travers
February 8, 2016 • 4 minute read

The dystopian genre has dominated books and movies, but the coming dystopia will be much worse—and the end of the story, much better—than anyone can imagine. When we think of the...