Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. They decorate it with silver […]
Does the Bible Forbid Christmas Trees? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(Click here for the podcast version of this article) The idea of “church” carries with it an unfortunate idea that we need to portray a certain level of goodness. So many people avoid attending because they feel like they’ll be judged, yet just as many wallow in it because they constantly feel like they aren’t
The Church is a Hospital, Not Hospice Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesEveryone loves a prodigal son testimony. Those Christians whose lives were once marked by partying and self-destruction, but by the transforming power of Christ are now dedicated to serving their Savior. When we read Jesus’s parable in Luke 15:11-32, we see the story of one brother’s tumultuous journey to salvation. Yet we so often forget it’s the
Legalism & the Prodigal Son’s Brother Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) One of the most popular articles I’ve written is my series on where we get our soul, which I’ve also recently discussed on my podcast. Listeners have shown interest in digging more into the human soul,
Are Humans Made of One Part? Are our bodies and souls the same thing? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Like Zeus and Thor, there are many that insist Christ is merely a mythological figure. If Christ had existed, and especially if He was as important then as He is now, there
Why We Believe Jesus Christ Really Existed Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutesThe electronic device you’re using to read this is beyond most of our ability to create. Every aspect of it is designed with a clear purpose and each button has a function. The sheer amount of power within a phone, tablet, or computer is beyond what people could have imagined even decades ago. We take
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen we claim that God has created everything in existence, the popular question is “Well, who created God?” While it’s meant to catch us in a bind, it actually points to how unique and incredible God is. And when people ask that question, they may be accidentally proving to themselves why God must exist. Everything
Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Can we reach an end to God’s forgiveness? Despite the Father’s longsuffering and Christ’s punishment on the cross for each sin, is there an unforgivable sin that, even if we’re saved by
What Is Blasphemy Against the Spirit (aka the “Unpardonable Sin”)? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 32 minutesDivorce is one of the most painful subjects the church has to deal with today. In a society that doesn’t think twice about ending a marriage simply because someone is bored or unhappy, it has become normalized to the point that we’re rarely surprised to hear about it. Anyone reading this probably knows at least
Can Christians Get Divorced and Remarried? Does God Make Exceptions for Divorce? Read More »
