Almost 2,000 years ago, Luke penned the last two chapters of his carefully researched accounting of the life of Jesus on earth. Bible scholars believe he wrote between 58 and 65 AD, a scant 30 years after Jesus had finished the mission for which He came and returned to heaven. The people Luke talked to …
Tag: Sin
Not Sinless…But Sin Less
Do you think God asks us or commands us, to do things that are impossible to do? Consider the state of the church – that group of people who claim faith in Jesus. Is the church today a sanctified, set apart, holy people, living in the world but not tainted by it, serving God with …
A Hard Truth: Repent, Or Perish
One of the terrible side-effects of the rise of media over the past fifty years is that we are largely desensitized to violence and death. Consider these statistics I found online: In 1950, only 10% of American homes had a television and by 1960 the percentage had grown to 90%. Today 99% of homes have …
How To Change The World In Just One Day
Do you think it’s possible to change the world in one day? Not even a whole day – just the hours from the pre-dawn darkness until the skies are darkening again as the sun slips behind the mountains. Jesus did. Mark 15 covers a single day in history. Our attention is laser-focused on the once-in-a-lifetime, …
Risky Faith
Do you like to be the center of attention? I know several people who do; whether it’s due to an outgoing personality, a natural bent for leadership, or an innate need to aggravate and tease. When it’s on our own terms, we may choose to be in the limelight, but none of us like to …
The Way Of The Word 