In reading C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia, do you come to a point of realizing that Aslan the Lion (who was a figure of Christ) wasn’t a safe lion, but was good. This somehow seems easier for many people to accept when they are younger. But as we grow older and the challenges and…
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and…
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. – Matthew 18:20 KJV Have you ever experienced a time when something took place and at that very moment you knew it would become a lifetime memory? Many people remember where they were when Princess Diana…
Do not judge or you too will be judged. – Matthew 7:1 It is a phrase that has been used countless times during contentious conversations in defense moments when someone is confronted about a behavior: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” These famous words from Jesus are recited by many but profoundly…
As we begin the Gospel of John, we are immediately faced with the concept that Jesus has been around since the beginning of time. To supplement our Gospel story, an article by Robert Bowman Jr. that gives us some insights into the religious group called the Jehovah’s Witness. As an introduction a summary of the…
Thomas, a man often labeled as “doubting”, but are we really sure that is an appropriate label for this fella? He just may have been a better man than the legend makes it out to be. It probably is fair, however, to say that Thomas was a somewhat negative person. He was a worrywart. He…
I was studying this morning and ran across a very helpful and clear section of doctrine and thought it we be good to share. We hear and talk about salvation and we think it is straight forward, or at least our belief and idea of it anyway. The following is a section of truthful foundations…
I was reading today about the section in Romans chapter 5 where it talks about how no one would die for a righteous man, but they might think about it for a good man. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— –…
Bible Translations Bible translations, everybody has one. We wind up with one that either someone gave us, one that was on sale or one like the person that led us to Christ. I wanted to revise this post that I did before and add a bit of encouragement. Don’t get stuck on one translation. It…
This is a great clarification on Faith from my Life Application Study bible and I wanted to share it with you. Faith Faith is a word with manuy meanings. It can mean faithfulness (Matthew 24:45). It can mean absolute trust, as shown by some of the people who came to Jesus for healing (Luke 7:2-10).…