BibleTract.org Essays

Many of the following essays first appeared in "The Brazos Bend Alligator", a rural Texas gulf coast bi-monthly advertising paper that is no longer published. Other essays were used in Bible tracts or mailings for Brazos Bend Baptist Church.  Each of the lists below are in the order they were written, the most recent essays are at the top of the list for each category.

Contemporary Issues

• Global Warming ...what Christians should recognize about this emerging fear
• Diversity …why Christians should celebrate diversity
• Merry Christmas…what is the reason for the season?
• Happy Thanksgiving …why do we observe this holiday?
• The Fruits of Secular Humanism …children mass-murderers are a wake-up call
• What's Your Sign? …astrology is a step into the occult
• Rejecting The Bible …the reliability of the scriptural texts
• Spiritual Leadership …on men failing to assume the role God intended
• Taking Responsibility …the root cause of society's problems
• The Biblical Response to Racism …there is no partiality with God
• The Religion of Evolutionism …one more path away from Christ
• Forces of Anarchy …wolves in sheep's clothing
• When the Sky Fell …the message in the ozone holes
• The Demon in Diversity …the sin of homosexuality
• How to really get tough on crime …get to the spiritual root cause

Prophetic Themes

• Let The Weak Say I am Strong ... Comments on September 11, 2001
• The Weather …are you discerning the signs of the times?
• Peace & Safety …how safe is the world really?
• Y2K …will the Y2K computer bug cause "The End Of The World As We Know It"? (written in 1999)
• Peace of Jerusalem …the solution to world peace
• The Pre-Trib Rapture …why is the timing of the rapture important?
• Unsealing the Bible …what should we think about embedded Bible Codes?
• End-Time Chronology …the sequence of events that will soon come to pass
• The Truth About UFOs …so many believe they exist, but what should we believe?
• Prophetic Signs in Israel …Israel is the most important sign we have today
• Why Study Bible Prophecy? …most of the Church neglect it, but should we?
• Life on Mars …the prophetic aspect of NASA's great discovery
• The Internet in Prophecy …the infrastructure for world control is in place
• The Age of Scoffers …our salvation is nearer than we think
• The Fullness of Time & Technology …all is ready for the return of Jesus
• Jesus is Coming Soon …there is an urgency to be ready

Christian Living

• The Young Earth …the literal Genesis account of creation versus theistic evolution
• Are You Really Saved? …twelve tests from 1 John to know for sure
• Earning Salvation …the world's way of salvation leads to death
• Life's Test …get ready for God's performance review (there will be a test)
• The Meaning of Christmas …the reason for the season
• The Temple of God …the Holy Spirit indwells Christians
• Overcoming Loneliness …without Christ, everyone has a void to fill
• The Logic in God's Plan …it all makes perfect sense
• Why Go to Church? …isn't just being a Christian enough?
• Luck has nothing to do with it …remember God is in control
• Our Work is Our Witness …to God be the glory!

The Basics

• Superstition ... yet another flawed argument against Christianity
• Beating the Heat ... staying out of the Lake of Fire
• Why I Believe the Bible ... God "declares the end from the beginning" (Isaiah 46:9-10)
• Who is Jesus? …the importance of the Trinity
• All Roads Lead to Heaven? …there is only one way to heaven (thank God there is a way!)
• Life's Great Questions …have you dealt with the really important issues of life?
• The Way …man's way versus God's way.
• Pascal's Wager …"'let us reason together,' says the Lord" (Isaiah 1:18)
• God Detests Religion …true Christianity is unique from all the world's religions
• The Source of Truth …how do we know what we should believe?
• Proof of the Resurrection …the indisputable evidence that "He is risen!" (Mark 16:6)
• The meaning of life …to live abundantly in Christ Jesus