Sam Hardman This past week I had to spend a few days in the hospital. My daughter, who deeply appreciates the writings of C.H. Spurgeon, kindly and insightfully made sure that I had a copy of his classic devotional Morning and Evening with me in my room. When I opened to the morning’s reading on the first …
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Sam Hardman Are you ever tempted to think that joy in the heart of a Christian just happens naturally, and that it grows inevitably as the years go on? Or have you come to see that the Christian’s joy is something that must be continually and consciously sought and pursued and fought for and won? …
Sam Hardman It was a beautiful late summer day yesterday and I took the opportunity to be out in the sun and mow my lawn. I try to keep it looking respectable, but because I don’t use chemicals on it, it has its share of weeds. A horticulturalist once told me that a weed is …
Sam Hardman What comes to mind when you think of the great commands of the Bible? No doubt the greatest command, to love God with heart and soul and mind and strength, and the second, which is “like” it, to love our neighbors as ourselves, top the list. And well they should. But did you …
Sam Hardman With a title like that, this post could go a number of different directions, the most obvious of which would have something to do with the virtue of humility. But my subject is rather different from that, and I want to engage you just long enough to plant the seed of a thought …
Sam Hardman When I wrote an article about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision a few weeks ago, I didn’t expect to be writing about another one so soon. But the outcome of Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Steve Sisolak touches a nerve, I suppose, for many of us. For those who are not aware …
Sam Hardman If you’re interested in a film that brings deep spiritual issues into sharp relief, Terrence Malik’s A Hidden Life is a worthy choice. My wife and I watched it last week with friends who had recommended it, and I have been rolling its themes around in my mind every since. I am no film critic, …
Sam Hardman What does it mean to be blessed by the Lord? I suspect that many – perhaps most – thoughtful Christians struggle with this question at some level. We are naturally inclined to think of God’s blessing as being demonstrated toward us when we get more of the things we want. If we want …
Sam Hardman Every now and then a U.S. Supreme Court decision comes along that the Church of Jesus Christ cannot ignore. Bostock is such a case. The June 15, 2020, ruling holds, in essence, that the definition of “sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes “sexual identity” and “sexual orientation.” …
Sam Hardman “Divide and conquer” is a strategy as old as war itself, although the pithy phrasing “Divide et impera,” is usually attributed to Julius Caesar. He not only coined the phrase, but also applied the strategy with notorious success in his conquest of Gaul 2,200 years ago. Why is this relevant now? Here’s why: …