Category Archives: truth
When Sin Brutalizes You
When Our Sin Overwhelms Us “There are three things for certain. #1 You will never forget your sins. #2 God has forgotten them. #3 The Devil will try to make you remember your sins. The question is who are we going to side with? God says our sins are past, cleansed, and gone. You cannot go on with [...]
Pondering How Three Can Be One
Over the past few days I’ve been pondering the doctrine of the trinity and how three can be one. The Bible tells us that there is only one true God, so how then can our Father in Heaven be God, Jesus the Son be God, and the Holy Spirit be God, all at the same [...]
It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming!
For the video snippet of Tony Campolo’s sermon, please check out: http://brokenbelievers.com/2011/04/23/its-friday-but-sundays-coming-video/ Dr. Tony Campolo tells the story of a little preaching competition that he had with his pastor during services at the church where he attends. Dr. Campolo tells how he preached the “perfect” sermon, perfect in every way. He had taken the congregation to the [...]
DOA: How Faith Killed My Faith in Atheism
(In this essay, writer Lee Strobel offers his defense of Easter.) It was the worst news I could get as an atheist: my agnostic wife had decided to become a Christian. Two words shot through my mind. The first was an expletive; the second was “divorce.” I thought she was going to turn into a [...]
Depictions of an Empty Tomb
It’s approaching Easter Sunday, and so I’m foregoing the usual routine and directing my attention to photos/artwork depicting the empty tomb of Jesus Christ. Take a look, pause and even pray–if that is something you want to do. “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God [...]
Control the Brightness?
I have come to a place that much of what I have learned is wrong. It is humbling to think that I knew so much, and aggressively propagated what I knew. I am embarrassed by so much. A room can be lighted in different ways. A contractor determines what kind of illumination will be required, and [...]
A Chariot Ride Into Teachability
We live out our lives making decisions. Many are like ‘forks’ in the road. They are made and they shunt us in another direction. Some are dramatic, we see very quickly that the road is going to take us in a radically different path. Sometimes, if we’re honest, we will admit to backtracking, retracing our route [...]
Welcome Home, Dear One
1 In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 The Word became a human and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father—and he was full of grace and truth. John 1:1, 14, NCV So very much, swings on [...]
People of the Fire
“Whatever we build on that foundation will be tested by fire on the day of judgment. Then everyone will find out if we have used gold, silver, and precious stones, or wood, hay, and straw. We will be rewarded if our building is left standing. But if it is destroyed by the fire, we will lose everything. Yet [...]