To Spank or not to Spank: Part Two

IN PART ONE OF THIS series we noted some of the biblical commands to practice corporal discipline with our children. Of course, we are not talking about spanking teens. We are talking about toddlers, pre-school children, and to a limited degree, children in grade...

Is God Insane?

THE INSANITY OF GOD is a unique title for a book written by a man who is convinced that God is completely sane. However, it is a book that I highly recommend.Written by Nik Ripken (a pseudonym), this book chronicles the  experience of a Kentucky evangelical who has...

What is God the Father Like?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF when you think about God the Father? Is he the angry member of the Trinity who sends his gracious and merciful Son to propitiate that anger? Is he primarily a disciplinarian, a great paternal figure eager to take out his switch and thrash his...