“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart.” —Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Greek philosophy of dualism has found its way into much of western culture. Plato's understanding of reality divides the world into the material...

"But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love which with He loved us," Ephesians 2:4 There are many verses in the Bible that start with the conjunction but. This verse is compelling. The previous verses remind us we were dead in our sins and formerly walked in disobedience....

Our Savior once taught, as He often did, in the presence of certain Pharisees. These men were experts in their understanding of the Scriptures and they were the first to boast of their superior spiritual zeal. When Jesus at another time described the hypothetical prayer of a Pharisee congratulating himself...