The Church in Smyrna found themselves in an interesting dichotomy. Their home city was wealthy and beautiful, faithfully connected to the power of Rome. But while the city was rich…
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Christian Living
The Church That Forgot to Love.
The land known to the Romans as Asia Minor and which now forms a large part of Turkey is a remarkable mix of culture, history and geography. There were large…
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Risen!
As Jesus extends his hand toward us the evidence of the cost of sin still remains imprinted there, but death and sin have no mastery over him He faced sin without failure and has faced death conquering mankind’s ultimate enemy. Christ’s victory over the grave gives us assurance of our own victory through his power demonstrated so humbly all those years ago.
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Always Remember Why We’re Here!
I recently read an article about Sohan Singh who has banned customers from his grocery store in England. He told a London newspaper that he was forced to take such…
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Lost and Found, lessons with Jesus
Have you ever noticed that when we read a novel or watch a movie we tend to identify with a person, group of people, or situation in it. It seems to be a natural human characteristic to find personal connections with a story. No doubt that is why Jesus often used the parables to teach the crowds.
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What did Jesus say about SUFFERING?
When we hear of an untimely death or acts of violence we Naturally ask, “Why?” Why did this have to happen to this person? Perhaps the victim was a good loving person, a family person, or a valued citizen.
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Awake and Prepared
Wouldn’t Popeye have been better off if he had he eaten a well-balanced diet every day, including the healthy doses of spinach? That way, he would have been well fortified and ready to face whatever crisis arose, rather than having to wolf down his spinach in the heat of the battle.
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Filled With Light
CS Lewis wrote in his book of theological essays “The God in the Dock” the following. I was standing today in the dark toolshed. The sun was shining outside and…
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Good Samaritan
Quite possibly the best-known parable or teaching of Jesus is the story of the good Samaritan. Likely we’ve all heard verses 30-35 “A man was going down from Jerusalem to…
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Harvest
In Luke 9:51 Luke records that When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. It only really takes about…
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