Why...Because

This list contains the majority of articles on this site. They are written in the question-and-answer format of “Christian, tell me why….” answered by my reasoning of “Because”.

Things That Last

September 7, 2025

Christian, tell me why Jesus talked about storing up “treasure in Heaven”? What kind of treasure?

Trust vs Understanding

August 31, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you continue to trust God even when your world is falling apart? If He was really there, and really loved you, wouldn’t He protect you from everything bad?

God Starts It

August 24, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you say that God starts every interaction? Doesn’t it begin when we ask for something, and then He answers?

Prayer Request? or Simply Gossip?

August 17, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you splatter people’s personal problems to the world and call it a “prayer request”. It’s just spreading gossip!

Jesus Loves the Little Children

August 10, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you indoctrinate little children into your religion? In addition to your own kids, you even bus other people’s kids into your churches!

Rejoice, Even in the Worst of Times

August 3, 2025

Christian, tell me why we are supposed to rejoice, even when things are a mess? Sometimes there is nothing to be happy about!

Divine Blood

July 27, 2025

Christian, tell me why is the fact that Jesus bled when He was on the cross so important to you? People bleed. So what?

Helping The Undeserving

July 20, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you help not only those whose problems are not their fault, such as disaster victims, but also those whose own behavior and poor choices caused trouble for themselves?

It’s OK To Be Honest

July 13, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you always seem so spiritual and sure of your faith? Is that really always true?

Can “They” Go to Heaven?

June 29, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you say that even “they”, the people who are behaving the very worst, can still go to Heaven?

Hospice Hope

June 22, 2025

Christian, tell me why doesn’t a diagnosis of terminal illness cause you to give up on God?

Abide in Jesus

June 15, 2025

Christian, tell me why did Jesus say for people to “abide in Him”? He is not a place or a building. How could anyone live in Him?

Perspective

June 8, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you say that looking to Jesus makes a difference? All the problems are going to still be there, no matter what.

Drawbacks to Being a Christian

June 1, 2025

Christian, tell me why wouldn’t everyone want to be a Christian? If everything about Jesus is goodness and light, is there a downside?

Alpha and Omega

May 25, 2025

Christian, tell me what do you mean by calling God “the Alpha and Omega”?

Cleansing the Temple

May 18, 2025

Christian, tell me why did Jesus run the vendors out of the temple? What was so bad about what they were doing?

Jesus Doesn’t Have Calluses

May 11, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you think that God can care about an entire world full of hurting people? There are so many people, so many problems!

Faith = Evidence?

May 4, 2025

Christian, tell me why does the Bible say that faith is “evidence” for “things not seen”? That doesn’t make sense: If you can’t see it, then it’s not evidence.

“Dayenu”: Enough for Us

April 27, 2025

Christian, tell me why are you satisfied with what God has given you? You’re not rich or famous. Don’t you want more?

Why Weren’t They Ready?

April 20, 2025

Christian, tell me why do the disciples seem to have been shocked by Jesus’ death, and then by His resurrection? Didn’t He tell them what was going to happen?

The King is Coming!

April 13, 2025

Christian, tell me why is the procession when Jesus rode into town on a donkey significant?

The Origin of Sin

April 6, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you say we have “original sin”? What is original about it? Are you talking about Adam and Eve?

Live Free

March 30, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you continue to talk about what a sinner you are? Don’t you say that Jesus has saved you from that?

Victory in Jesus

March 23, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you talk about victory by Jesus, or in Jesus? Victory over what?

Amen Doesn’t Mean Good-bye

March 16, 2025

Christian, why does every prayer end with the word “Amen”? Why do people sometimes shout “Amen” in the middle of a sermon, interrupting the speaker? What does the word mean?

Reason to Praise

March 9, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you praise God equally for both success and failure in your life?

God’s Sword

March 2, 2025

Christian, tell me why is the Bible compared to a sword? The book isn’t sharp and pointy, is it?

Consuming Fire

February 23, 2025

Christian, tell me why does the Bible describe God as “a consuming fire”? You say that God is love, but that doesn’t sound very loving!

God’s Way

February 16, 2025

Christian, tell me why does God do things so differently than what we want or expect?

God’s Perfect Love

February 9, 2025

Christian, tell me why do you say that God loves even the worst murdering tyrants of history? How can a good God love someone like them…or someone like me?