Entries by Bruce Gust

Making Your Point vs Making an Appeal

Talking to a skeptic about the Reality of Christ can be a real challenge. In some cases, they’re genuinely curious. They recognize the elegance of the human experience and the complexity of the universe as something that has to have been designed for a purpose as opposed to it being nothing more than an infinite […]

How to Win…

When you’re talking with somone who has something to hide more than they have something to say, one of the more common tactics they use to avoid that line of questioning that has the potential to reveal their argument as fundamentally flawed is to pose as a victim. But it’s more than a mere agenda. […]

How Do You Know God is Real?

Prove God is real. OK. When you look at the complexity of the universe, you can see your Creator. When you look at the historical references to Christ, you can see your Savior. Let’s break it down…! Go Outside Go outside. What do you see? You see nature, you see animals and human beings. What […]

Who Makes the Rules?

A great deal of the tension that exists in our society today – be it a cultural anomaly or a political argument – can be resolved by simply considering how you would answer one fundamental question. Who makes the rules? We’re not talking about the person who occupies the Oval Office nor are we looking […]

Time Management – Three Years

You gotta wonder sometimes, what it was like for Christ every morning that He woke up. First, He’s got that pit in His stomach, as He realizes that He’s one more day closer to a world of pain that He doesn’t even want to imagine. I’m sure that every time He saw a criminal being […]

The Screwtape Letters

You Can’t Put Anxiety in a Bottle You can’t put anxiety in a bottle and you can’t package stress in a box. They exist in your mind and it’s here where Christianity becomes more than just a Sunday morning service. Instead, your relationship with Christ becomes a practical tool to help keep your head screwed […]