Dear Pastor, This November 2026 will mark 15 years that my wife and I purchased our home here in Fort Worth. It is the only home we have owned, built in a quiet neighborhood with a walking trial, lots of trees and probably way too many squirrels. The neighbors, for…
Recently, a disgruntled Muslim turned atheist (more like agnostic) over at MSNBC argued for the need of “a new style of atheism” to combat what he perceived to be a “creeping theocracy” and “death of conventional religion.” According to Zeeshan Aleem, not only could atheism protect against a godly society,…
A few days ago a friend of mine decided to get into an exchange with me over my apparent inability to find a church worth attending; he thought my expectations were “too high.” When I asked what he meant by my expectations being too high, he never really provided any…
One question that is often asked is how does a person know if he or she—or possibly even a family member, neighbor, acquaintance, or stranger—is born again or not? To pose the question is to assume that an answer is available, even though in some instances there are those who…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. It seems to be a growing common occurrence these days that to disagree in a biblically rational way over some moral, social, or legal issue, to have those who are not being biblical, nor rational, instantly divert attention away from the disagreement to a personal attack upon…
Paul Derengowski, ThM Recently, I have been conversing with a pastor friend of mine about returning to the church that he pastors. My wife and I always enjoyed him as a person, and his preaching, in my opinion, is the best we had ever heard. Having attended Bible college and…
Paul Derengowski, ThM On Friday, January 12, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin went before a liberal press and figuratively stabbed President Donald Trump in the back with all kinds of specious accusations, culminating with the attribution that Mr. Trump used an expletive to describe the country of Haiti. Fast-forward to today…
Paul Derengowski, ThM There is an adage we all sometimes hear to try and explain what appears to be obvious, that goes something like this: If it walks like a duck, and it acts like a duck, and it looks like a duck, then it must be a duck. In…
Paul Derengowski, ThM I keep hearing that America is a Christian nation or at least was founded as a Christian nation; it’s all right there in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Can’t you see it? What I frequently see are some borrowed terms that fit well within the Deist…
Paul Derengowski, ThM On October 30, 2017, during a panel discussion between several prominent Reformed theologians and leaders, a question was asked by the moderator, the answer of which has caused somewhat of a stir. Moderator: What is the biggest threat to Christianity in this century, as you see it…