Jack Selcher
Weep with Those Who Weep
I couldn’t say anything about my father at his funeral service. It was emotion-driven numbness and paralysis of speech. At least one of...
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Jack Selcher
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Rejoice with Team Jesus
It’s easier to comfort people in their losses than rejoice with them in their victories. Their wins can make us sad, especially, if they...
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Jack Selcher
- May 29
- 2 min
Spend Yourself for Others
In the United States, Memorial Day honors servicepeople who have sacrificed their lives to maintain our freedoms. They include the...
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Jack Selcher
- May 29
- 2 min
The False New Age Gospel
New Age thinking is everywhere. Oprah Winfrey sells it. Its tentacles reach doctors’ offices, corporations, and schools. Beginning with...
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Jack Selcher
- May 25
- 2 min
The False Gospel of Many Paths
With enough turns, any road in the continental United States leads to Chicago. However, not all spiritual roads lead to heaven regardless...
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Jack Selcher
- May 22
- 3 min
The False Gospel of Good Works
I had no peace. I believed Jesus died on the cross for my sins. I also believed I must live my life up to a certain standard for God to...
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Jack Selcher
- May 18
- 3 min
The False Gospel of Latter-Day Saints
Belief systems don’t have security threads running through them as US currency does to prove their authenticity. The false gospel of the...
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Jack Selcher
- May 15
- 2 min
The False Gospel of Good Works and Salvation
Some professing Christians think grace is a license to live as they want. A student in Texas said, “I believe in Jesus, He died for my...
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Jack Selcher
- May 11
- 2 min
The False Gospel of Social Justice
The False Gospel of Social Justice A well-fed and well-watered, healthy tomato plant produces far more fruit than a neglected plant. Take...
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Jack Selcher
- May 8
- 2 min
The False Gospel of Prosperity
Prosperity gospel preachers insist God wants believers to be healthy and wealthy. They say that He rewards growing faith with...
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Jack Selcher
- May 4
- 2 min
The False Gospel of Living the Dream
Before track practice started, I asked a fellow high school track coach, “How are you today?” He said, “I am living the dream.” He loved...
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Jack Selcher
- May 1
- 2 min
The False Gospel of Self-Fulfillment
Most Americans pursue self-fulfillment and expect others to do likewise. Chances are that doesn’t surprise you at all. It’s true for the...
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Jack Selcher
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Controlling Evil Thoughts
In a Bible study, I commented about the difficulty of corralling and controlling God-dishonoring thoughts. I was asked how I do that. I...
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Jack Selcher
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Regifting God's Gifts
In the U.S. slightly over 50 percent of people either donate (31%) or regift (21%) gifts they don’t like.1 Jesse Campbell suggests seven...
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Jack Selcher
- Apr 20
- 2 min
God's Six Sharpening Stones
Brand-new pencils with good erasers must be sharpened to unlock their full potential. Similarly, God sharpens you to unlock your full...
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Jack Selcher
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Is Death the Finished Line?
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, believes the finish line is the end. At death, he believes, you cease to exist. It’s over. You’re finished....
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Jack Selcher
- Apr 13
- 2 min
The False Gospel of Authenticity
Tom Gentry wrote, “I’ve come to learn that, in one way or another, being less than true to myself has been the root of all my difficulty...
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Jack Selcher
- Apr 10
- 2 min
How to Encourage Others
The purpose of life is to love the LORD and others with the resources God entrusts to us. The by-product of such a life is the top shelf,...
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Jack Selcher
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Why Truth Matters
Picture yourself on the bottom of the deepest ocean trench under 36,000 feet of lies. That’s reality. “Friend deceives friend, and no one...
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Jack Selcher
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Fragrance of Christ
I was sitting in a chair in my office and looking out the window one morning in mid-November 2022. Unexpectedly, a whitetail deer walked...
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