Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me. Psalm 25:4-5a
According to Pew Research Center telephone surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019, 65% of American adults describe themselves as Christians when asked about their religion. But what does this word actually mean? Does a person have to acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God and accept His teachings in order to be “Christian?” Can you believe in …
Continue reading Can You Believe In God And Not Believe In Jesus?
When we think about God being our Shepherd, our first thought is usually Psalm 23, where David describes the Father’s care for His sheep. In John 10, Jesus echoes Psalm 23, clearly and definitively stating that He is the Good Shepherd, the one and the same Lord that David praised. Here, then, is another link …
Continue reading Six Things The Good Shepherd Does For His Sheep
John 9:18-23 is a sub-plot in the story of the healing of the man born blind, and introduces us to two minor characters, the man’s parents. I think there is a great lesson for believers and a warning to unbelievers in what might be skimmed over as unimportant to the main narrative. The Jewish religious …
In John 8:12-59, Jesus dialogues with the scribes and Pharisees who did not believe in Him. They rejected His claims that He had come from God and that He was God. In the course of their conversation, Jesus reveals that He is able to give them three things if they would believe. These three …
Continue reading Three Things We All Want: Knowledge, Freedom & Immortality
Come and see. These three little words are a beautiful invitation. I feel like today that everyone simply wants to tell us what to think. We are saturated with information from news outlets, social media, podcasts, Youtube videos, and newspapers. In America alone, more than a million new books are published each year. Indoctrination of …
