Rich Murphy 
The word “grace” is one that is bandied about the church considerably; often without good understanding. It has become one of those words that everyone thinks they understand, but few can actually define. If someone attempts to define it, they usually quote: “Mercy is not receiving what we should and grace is receiving that which … Read more
There’s nothing like starting the day with a hot cup of coffee… at least for most people. The British prefer a cup of tea and many of the younger generation seems to prefer a Coke in the morning, something that us coffee lovers have trouble understanding. But for the majority of Americans, including the majority … Read more
It is common for people who are going through hard times to blame their problems on God. Regardless of what the problem is, some people reason that God must be at fault in some way. After all, God is all powerful, so He could easily take care of their problem; and since He is loving, … Read more
Mankind is unique in this world in that we take the time to do something with the bodies of the dead. No other species on the face of the earth does the same, although there are a few species which have places where the dying go to die. We humans have either buried our dead … Read more
One of the challenges facing Christianity today is in refuting the attacks on the Bible by those who don’t believe it. Science is regularly used in this regard, specifically the “science” of evolution. I say that in quotation marks because evolution really isn’t a science, by the definition of science. Rather, it is a scientific … Read more
The word “reality” is an interesting one. Look it up in the dictionary and the definition that will be given will be something like “the world or state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.” Philosophers have struggled with this definition for centuries, with some going … Read more
Modern science, especially evolutionary science, presents many questions for the church to answer, although most of those questions are asked in a rhetorical fashion, with the expectation that we cannot answer them. In this, it is expected that our inability to answer those questions would prove science right and Biblical Christianity wrong. There is an … Read more
Cruelty to animals is very real. It is something that has existed all through history. Some come from other animals and some come from people who don’t care about animals. Petty people look at animals as being beneath them, rather than appreciating them for what they are. In doing so, they make it easy for … Read more
All around us, we see people suffering through financial hardship. That may even include ourselves. Life is expensive and is getting more expensive by the day. People cry out to God regularly for relief from their financial woes, as if God would be as concerned about their lack of funds as they are. But for … Read more
There are two competing scientific theories about how the world came into existence and where mankind, as well as all the plants and animals came from: evolution and Biblical creationism. Evolution is called “science” and taught as fact, even though it is merely a theory. The late Carl Sagan, speaking at the American Association for … Read more