Why Do I Believe in God?
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Why do I believe in God rather than the opposite option? Mostly because of my own personal experience. And because it makes more sense to me.
Going into the Mountains to Pray – Matthew 14:23
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I love Jesus example of going out into the mountains to pray. I enjoy the time when I can get out like that and spend time alone with God.
A Deacon and a Prostitute: A Parable Retold – Luke 18:9-14
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What would Jesus' parable of two men going to pray look like in today's world. Might it be a Baptist deacon and a common prostitute?
Gehenna: Where and What Is It?
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Gehenna was a valley of defilement near Jerusalem. A garbage dump. Where the worms and fire were unending. And everything thrown into it was consumed.
The Ten Commandments & Christianity
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As a Christian, what role do the Ten Commandments have? While they may guide you. We are no longer under the law and its requirements.
Textual Criticism: Copying the New Testament Texts
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How close to the original New Testament documents is our current Bible? Copying the New Testament texts has introduced some error. But textual criticism has, by comparing the existing manuscripts, been able to very closely reproduce the original.
He Is Risen Indeed – Matthew 28:5-7
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Today is a good day to remember what Jesus has done for us. Take the time to meditate on his death and resurrection, and what it means, or can mean, for you. And take the time to celebrate, along with me, a risen and living Lord.
After Four Days in the Tomb: Did He Stink? – John 11:38-39
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A light hearted look at Lazarus resurrection from death. Martha was concerned about Lazarus stinking? Did he? After his resuscitation?
Forms of Prayer: Text Messaging, Email, and Face to Face
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What form does you prayer take? Is if like text messaging, or maybe emails? Or do you take the time to sit at his feet and just be with him?
New Patches on Old Garments – Matthew 9:16-17
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Putting new patches onto old garments may work in fashion, but not in our walk with Christ. Instead, we need to ditch the old man, and be made anew.
What Would Jesus Do? – Matthew 9:9-13
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What would Jesus do if he came to town? I think he would be hanging out with 'sinners' rather than us good Christian folk, safely tucked into our churches.
Being Renewed in God’s Image – Colossians 3:9-10
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Take off your old self with its practices and put on the new self. A self that is being renewed in God's image.
