One of the most fascinating episodes in the life of Jesus is when he heals a man’s withered hand on the Sabbath day. Compared to some of His other miraculous works, this particular healing may not seem as impressive. But the reaction of the bystanders sets this miracle apart because it reveals just how hardened …
Continue reading The Problem in Following Your Heart or Your Head: Part One
As an adoptive father to foreign-born sons there are many things I will never know: The disorienting loss of a biological family. The crippling fear of separation from everyone that I trust. The gnawing pain of hunger as my little body fights for survival. The cramps in my belly due to parasitic infection. I can …
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Human activity threatens billions of years of evolutionary history, researchers warn By Amy Woodyatt, CNNUpdated 7:10 AM ET, Tue May 26, 2020 Earlier today I came across the article referenced above while browsing the news. Follow link for full article text. It is always interesting to me when evolutionary scientists speak about human beings as …
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Many of us live as though immune from the threat of death. We basically feel secure. We have an odd confidence that we will live a full number of years. The coronavirus threatens that confidence. These times are uncertain in part because we don't know when or if we may be infected with COVID-19 and …
What if you could see the COVID-19 virus? Instead of an invisible threat mysteriously lurking around people, places, and things, what if the coronavirus was plain and obvious to the naked eye? One of the most disconcerting feelings during a viral outbreak is the unknown. Where is the virus now? How is it spreading and …
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The other day I found myself in prayer about a child who repeatedly wets the bed. As I asked for patience, wisdom, and ultimately victory over that challenge it occurred to me that God was actually listening . . . and even more that He actually cared about my problem. Upon these two realizations I …
More than the supernaturally created universe, the Virgin Birth, the miracles of Jesus, or the Resurrection, the most audacious claim of Christianity may be human depravity. For many, a fundamentally flawed humanity is one of the most difficult Christian teachings to believe. Depravity is the theological word used to describe people as inherently flawed not …
Continue reading A Most Audacious Claim: The Questioning of Human Goodness
"Okay everyone, let's go around the table and share one thing we're thankful for this year." The familiar responses of, "Food, health, family, and friends" follow as those gathered for a Thanksgiving feast count their blessings together. That simple tradition has often been a part of my Thanksgiving Holiday right there along with eating turkey …
To what degree Christians should take part in the surrounding culture can be a controversial subject. What one member of the body finds acceptable may be offensive to others and we won't always agree. In matters of opinion, that dynamic is not only to be expected, but it may even be Biblical (See Romans 14). …
Continue reading A Halloween Perspective: Christians Should be Fully Convinced
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