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Sin can grow. …like a vine that starts as a small but soon smothers an entire wall—sin can grow. …like a cub that is cute but eventually becomes a lion—sin can grow. …like a tapeworm that starts microscopic but can ruin a body—sin can grow.
We’re all looking for hope, for remedy, for something or someone to help us as we live life. And this isn’t a ‘religious idea,’ this is reality. Look at the video produced today from one the most influential companies in the world. At today’s Apple Event…
God in his Book does not reveal himself in the way of the philosophers. The vast majority of people in human history have agreed that there is a Supreme Being, a God or gods. And most have tried to philosophize about who he is like. It’s been common from ancient times until today. We can describe this type of thinking about God as ‘speculation’…
Christians know the daily grind: We live in a world which is vying for our affections and actions, wrestling us trying to make us forget God and live for self…
Imagine living 2,000 years ago in Palestine. You are a Jewish man or woman, with the cultural customs associated. But also imagine you have the same knowledge you possess right now about Jesus: You know he’s the Son of God, the Savior, the Messiah; you know that his life and death are going to change the world; you know who he is…
Years from now people on earth will not talk about you and I. They won’t recall our lives, rehash memories about us, or even remember us. We will be forgotten. Many places in the Bible show this, but this pressed me in an indirect way reading…
Tonight I begin my first reading retreat. I will be going to a hotel for two nights to sit at the hotel desk, drink lots of coffee, and spend an extended amount of time reading. I first heard of the idea from Tony Reinke, who mentioned it on a podcast I was listening to…
The blog title is meant to be provocative. Christians will never see death? What a lie! Certainly, such an objection has merit. I don’t need to waste space in this paragraph explaining the reality of death. We all know it well—too well. And unless Jesus returns first, we will experience it. “To dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19)…
What really do our prayers accomplish when it comes to massive, worldwide issues? Do our prayer actually impact big problems and events that affect millions of people? To say the least, worldwide issues are complicated. There are innumerable moving parts in such things. So, once again, do our prayers really do much here?…
Calling down plagues, dethroning Egyptian ‘gods,’ facing up to Pharaoh, ruining their cities—and yet, respected. So was Moses in Egypt. We know about his staff, his declarations to Pharaoh, his God. But the Bible also says, “Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people” (Exodus 11:3, NIV)…
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