SCRIPTURE: Psalm 44 There was a time when my faith was simple: God was great, God was good, and everything made sense. In time things got more complicated: good people suffered, bad people prospered, not everything seemed to work out for good. Eventually I entered perplexity: what? why? how? when? nothing fit with my simple faith….
Author: Norm
Do you talk about God with others?
When is the last time you have had a conversation about God with someone – outside of church? The Psalms encourage us to express what we are thinking and feeling about God. But outside of church settings, it seems awkward or inappropriate to talk about God. Some people bring up God in very unhelpful (pushy,…
Jesus holds everything together!
Laminin, God’s signature printed within you! “Christ is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen. He is first, and he is over all of creation. All things were created by him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that can’t be seen. He…
2 Samuel 18-24
SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 18-24 What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
When the church needs to be silenced
SCRIPTURE: Mark 3:7-12 There is something about Jesus that still attracts people. From the first Jesus-followers to the Jesuits to the Jesus People, crowds of people have gathered again and again, trying to capture what it is about Jesus that attracts. Even non-Christians have admitted a fascination and admiration for Jesus, though not for His followers….
Take your pick, and choose WISELY!
According to Sam Harris, these are the only options. I was reading about C.S.Lewis ‘trilemma’, where he says that Jesus is either “Lunatic, Liar, or Lord”. Critics accuse Lewis of using questionable logic, ambiguous terms and false premises. I wonder if they also accuse Sam Harris of questionable logic, ambiguous terms and false premises. God…
Everything God does is good?
You are good, and what you do is good. (Psalm 119:68) I believe that behind the universe there exists a thoroughly good Being… God. God IS good, and therefore God DOES good; whatever God does is good. But this does not mean that everything that happens is good. The reason: this good God created a universe…
To what am I devoted?
SCRIPTURE: Mark 3:1-6 The ultra-conservative Pharisees hated the compromising Herodians. The former were devoted to obeying the Law, the latter to pandering to Herod. But here they have something in common, they both hate Jesus even more. Jesus did not share their devotion to legalism or liberalism, He was devoted to love. If the Pharisees truly…
If Jesus was God, why did He say ‘No one is good but God alone’?
In Mark 10:17-22, Jesus is addressed as ‘Good Teacher’ by a spiritual seeker. ‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good – except God alone.’ (Mark 10:18) Christians claim that Jesus is God, so why did Jesus question His own goodness? Two possible reasons come to mind. First, Jesus is challenging a man…
Enjoying God’s gifts of work and rest!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 2:23-28 Imagine a family whose parents buy a cottage and raise their children with the tradition of spending one weekend a month relaxing at the cottage. The children grow up, and their own family situations change, they cannot keep up that tradition. Do the parents disown their kids because they refuse to follow the…