Christian Thought on Beginnings, Endings, and the Story In Between
"If there is a God, He has nothing in common with the Bible." This paraphrased comment from a reader in response to my post, About Miracles: When the Improbable is the Reality, was particularly interesting to me. It grabbed my attention because when asked as a question, "Why the God of the Bible?", it demands …
“The principal problem for the atheist is that he exists.” It is always interesting to think about the miraculous. Any unique event that defies the laws of nature and is totally against what our everyday experience has been is certainly worth some attention. But questions remain. Are miracles even possible? In our modern and scientific …
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I saw a hungry boy once. Not hungry like a holiday celebrator skipping a meal prior to feasting, or a late night stop for fast food after missing dinner, or even like a well-deserved refueling after a day of hiking or skiing. I mean the life and death kind of hungry, the "I may not …
In his last blog my son, Michael Garland, drew upon the hymn Joy to the World to highlight the purpose for which Jesus was born. It was the culmination of a series of Christmas messages that we, his readers, found informative and inspiring. (Thanks, Mike, for writing your Bookends articles and for offering to publish …
Jesus is the Lamb. "No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground, he comes to make his blessings flow, far as the curse is found."- Joy to the World John the Baptist said it best, "Behold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world" (John 1:29). The …
Jesus is the Word. Word of the Father now in flesh appearing,O come, let us adore Him!- O Come All Ye Faithful This deeply meaningful line is hidden in the last verse of O Come All Ye Faithful and it is inspired by the Bible's description of Jesus as the Word who became flesh and …
Jesus is the Great I AM. Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations? Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb? That sleeping child you're holding is the great I AM! That …
