by Barry Bandara | Mar 12, 2026
The Backstory to Undeterred In January 2025, I received an email from a screenwriter in Texas who writes faith-based movie scripts for Amazon Prime. He recently came across an article I wrote on my blog nearly three years earlier. He said my article brought him to...
by Barry Bandara | Jun 3, 2025
(The following are excerpts from Barry’s latest book, Great Buts in the Bible.) It was Wednesday, April 8, 2016, when I received that phone call. It’s the call no one wants to receive. The conversation lasted only a few minutes, but it would turn my entire...
by Barry Bandara | Mar 21, 2024
When it comes to the Bible, there is a loud roar from mockers and scoffers today with statements such as: “It’s an ancient book filled with myths,” “It’s been proven time and time again to be false,” “The Bible has changed so many times over the centuries...
by Barry Bandara | Mar 11, 2024
Prove It Series: Part 2 Many people today believe that science and Christianity are not compatible; that they conflict with one another. This is communicated in many high schools and colleges. I see it everywhere on social media. One of the main reasons 18 to 29...
by Barry Bandara | Mar 26, 2022
The Summer That Almost Destroyed My Family The summer of 1976 started off great. I had just finished sixth grade and celebrated my 12th birthday in early June. Then I received the sudden news that my father was leaving our family. I didn’t want him to leave but he...
by Barry Bandara | Mar 18, 2022
God Had to Blind Me So I Could See The year was 1942. The place was San Jose, California. World War 2 was headlining all the news reports from the Pacific and European fronts. Updates on the battles, troop movements, and death tolls were beginning to frighten an...