Oasis Books—the blog

What would you think if you overheard a friend tell someone that you were not a good Christian? Of course if you claimed to be an atheist, M...

“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.  But if you do not forgive others, your Father will no...

Have you ever heard someone say something like, "He is a gracious man." or "She is a gracious woman."? What does the wor...

“To Love a Person Means to See Him as God Intended Him to be.” --Fyodor Dostoevsky The Message spoken by Brad Scheelke  at the bil...

Some years ago while in conversation with students on campus, a student from India said that back home he had a Mercedes sports car which h...

“It is always immoral to lower moral standards.” –a philosophy professor’s words to me last fall First, do you agree with this state...

What is Christian Maturity? How you define Christian maturity significantly influences how you see the Christian life, how you read your ...

The Apostle Paul's Great Desire Paul't great effort was to the purpose for all Christians "that their hearts may be encourag...

"O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, ...

Three Ways to View Forgiveness of Sin: Which Way is Yours? 1. The first way is Nietzsche's way — denial of the existence of the mor...