“Did God really create the universe?”“Did Jesus really come to earth and do all those miracles?”“Is it really possible that God loves me as much as the Bible says He does?”Have you ever had any of those thoughts and asked those questions? If you have, then good - you’re human! Each of...
I have to admit that when I first heard the topic for this week, my gut reaction was to want a different topic because I knew that I was completely ignorant of any information regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls. I had only heard about them in passing and did not actually know why they were...
So this week it sounds like we're talking about something that's dead. Sounds so exciting - not! But this is one of those times you can't judge a book by its cover - or a blog post by its title. The Dead Sea Scrolls are actually a vital part of our Bible today, and a reason we know the...
“Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head’” (Luke 9:58 [NIV]). I don’t know about you, but my reaction the first few times I read this verse was, “What in the world is Jesus talking about?” It’s one of those verses...
(David Hayward, www.nakedpastor.com)The above cartoon demonstrates most Christians’ opinion about this week’s Word of the Week - disciple. If we’re truly honest, we have the desire to be a disciple but we only want the good parts of it, not when it’s difficult.But before we talk about...
The actual posted date of this blog entry is April 12, 2012. You might remember from history class (or the recent movie previews that air about every 5 seconds on TV) that this date is exactly 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic. According to legend (and the Titanic movie that...
Most of the time when I write these blogs, I give you the Greek (or Hebrew) source of the word. This time, however, I’ll do something different - this week’s word is from the Latin! I do not know Latin, but my research indicates that the Latin word for “god” is deus, which is where we...
A hard thing to do but a MUST. The act of observing Holy Communion is also known as “The Lord’s Supper”. The title comes from the Apostle Paul’s writing in his first letter to the Corinthian church. In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul quotes Jesus from “the night he was betrayed”, an event recorded...
There are lots of different ways we could look at this week’s word - communion. We could look at it in the context of the Lord’s Supper, which is commonly called Holy Communion. Or we could look at it as a form of unity in community, and the communion we have with one another. Or, we...
