Passion In 2004 ardent Roman Catholic Mel Gibson, aided by Jesus-portrayer and equally ardent Roman Catholic James Caviezel, following a script based partly on the Bible and partly on the diaries of Roman Catholic 18th century saint Anne Catherine...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The writer of Hebrews, whoever he may be, was aware that his readers were not up to par on the things of God. He commented in one place that by now they ought to be teaching others, but still had a need to be taught themselves. In another that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
To wrap up this concept of virtual death in the Christian life, that is, dying when Jesus dies, let me address the following questions. Q. Is the cross Jesus spoke of the same as Paul's call to die to self? Could there be more than one cross? A....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ephesians 6 is the famous Christian armor passage. You may be interested to know that Paul's discussion here is not about evangelism. The warfare described is about the way to personal victory in our life in Christ. The only way. It is a a key...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I was quoting Peter Marshall last time. Let me pick up at the end of that quote today... "Nineteen hundred years have passed away but the rains of the centuries with their calloused tears have not yet washed away the blood from the rotting wood of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"The sun rose higher and higher. Time oozed out like the blood that dripped from the cross. Jesus opened His eyes and saw His mother standing there and John beside her. He called out the name of John who came closer and Jesus said, "You will take...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Signs that we might see posted at the invisible church's bulletin board, if we looked really hard... "Open during construction." While He builds His Kingdom, He is not too busy to hear a cry of pain. While He whittles away at your rough edges,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Have you counted it recently? Have you read the accounts of those who did the math and came up short? Does it still convict you, or have you decided that these folks were just exceptional cases? Remember the guy who said he would...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Days of futility, years of fear. Ps 78:33. "Therefore their days He consumed in futility, and their years in fear." That's about the children of Israel in the wilderness. But it's about a lot of my life too, maybe yours?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ever been in a home where children run totally free? Where all things material are at risk of being destroyed? Where you as a guest may even fear for your own safety? Where there are handprints on the walls that are not totally covered in Magic...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
