Essays

I hope you enjoy reading some of my essays. Here is the beginnings of my collection. Each essay has a brief abstract on this page so you'll have a better idea of what is here without having to look at all of the individual essays. I hope you enjoy what I've written. I'm glad to hear your comments.

Living the Christian Life
Once a person becomes a Christian, how are things different? This short essay begins the discussion of what is a life-long work for every true follower of Christ.

The Nature of Forgiveness
This essay was written in response to some questions about the necessity of Christ's dying so that we could be forgiven. Did Christ have to die? That is the question this essay addresses.

Consequences & Forgiveness
In a discussion with friends a while back, a web page was mentioned that misrepresented Christianity. That page led to my writing this. It is a discussion of the law of God. Is it arbitrary, or does it have a wonderful purpose? What results from our actions and why?