Paul Dean

Why are there Bible-believing Christians on opposite sides when it comes to the issue of church and state?

The old saying “when it rains it pours” seems to be true sometimes when it comes to the trials we face in life. There are occasions when we seem to...

Do we live in a pluralistic society or is that changing? A pluralistic society is simply one that is built on religious freedom, a principle that...

Where do you stand on the national debt and what we should do about it? Christians should have an informed opinion on these issues.

Musicians often know what the problem is, but they really don’t know the solution. When the Beatles sang, “Help, I need somebody, help, not just...

Christians go through trials and sufferings of all kinds in this life. This fact is the cause of confusion and indeed alarm to some. They’ve been...

Wouldn’t it be great to have the ability to overcome everything life throws at us; things like depression, anxiety, anger, lust, or discontentment?...

Peace in this world is illusive. How many American presidents have tried to bring peace to the Middle East only to fail? How many wars have been...

There’s a phrase that conjures up a life that’s care-free, at peace, and enjoyable. Sometimes people say they’re “just livin’ the life.” The idea...

The world and God treat forgiveness very differently. In a recent article, I made the point that often the world withholds forgiveness but God...

Have you noticed how the world treats the issue of forgiveness? On television for example, it’s almost a virtue to withhold forgiveness...

Not surprisingly, the top two categories of resolutions had to do with issues related to weight/health and debt/finances.

We can all appreciate the lists and commentaries put out concerning the top ten stories or trends of the previous year. Such lists give us an...

It’s hard for parents of young children to imagine the heartbreak that one of those children could cause them fifteen or twenty years down the...

In the 1987 movie Wall Street, Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, offered a speech in which he expressed the greed of the eighties. He...

We all want a deeper relationship with God and seek it in different ways though we don’t always feel as if we’re getting very far. Part of the...

Should Christians participate in the National Day of Prayer? What kind of question is that? A lot of Christian theologians are rather ambivalent...