Christianity Q&A

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  How Did the Wise Men Know to Follow the Star? I'd love to understand more about the Magi and the star--what made them think this star would lead them to a king? Dr. Roger Barrier Dec 15, 2020
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  How to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic Just as persecution threatened first-century Christians, the COVID-19 virus threatens us in the 21st century. In God’s Word, the writer to the Hebrews intentionally focused his book on navigating the rough... Dr. Roger Barrier Dec 08, 2020
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  1 Thing You Never Learned about the Christmas Story I’ve celebrated Christmas more than 70 times in my lifetime. Tell me something I probably haven’t heard about the Christmas story. Dr. Roger Barrier Dec 01, 2020
• The Amazing Power of Prayer from the Inside Out Seek God and pursue the understanding of His heart and will; then we will have the power source to determine what's going on from God's eternal perspective. Dr. Roger Barrier Nov 24, 2020
• 4 Simple Ways to Stop Worrying about How to Pray Most Christians never get serious about prayer until a problem arises. Or, they don't pray at all because they fear not praying as well as others. Here are some simple lessons to inspire you. Dr. Roger Barrier Nov 17, 2020
• What it Means to Backslide and How to Recover Backsliding is serious business because the greatest sin in Christianity is the failure to grow up spiritually. Dr. Roger Barrier Nov 12, 2020
• Do People Choose to Go to Hell? Is it true that everyone who is in hell actually has chosen to be there and God couldn’t save them? How do people end up in hell? Or, in other words, do those in hell choose to be there? Dr. Roger Barrier Nov 10, 2020
• How Poetry Helps Reconcile the Genesis 1 Creation Story with Science How we interpret the creation story can never be a test of our Christianity. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15 that the key to Christianity is the resurrection. Dr. Roger Barrier Oct 27, 2020
• Are Christians Really Too Judgmental? Imagine that Love is the hook upon which hangs the Law and the Prophets. Only when love comes first, when it is the motive for our actions and the outpouring of our hearts, can we ever hope to help point the... Dr. Roger Barrier Oct 20, 2020
• Can I Remove Past Tattoos from My Soul? I wish it were as simple as tacking an old calendar on the wall, to bring back former years and erase imprints left by hurts of bygone days. But with Christ, there is healing. And past tattoos on our soul... Dr. Roger Barrier Oct 12, 2020
• The Right Way to Comfort Someone Who's Hurting Simply saying, "God promises that everything will work out good" isn't the answer. Because as the family gazes into the casket, things don’t seem so good after all. What should we say to comfort those who... Dr. Roger Barrier Oct 06, 2020
• What Does the Israel Peace Treaty and Third Temple Signify about End Times? With all the hurricanes, typhoons, wars, volcanoes, earthquakes, fires, floods, global warming—and now these peace treaties—this may be what Jesus called "the beginning of birth pains” which lead up to the... Dr. Roger Barrier Sep 28, 2020