“Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?” – Psalm 56:8 We collect memories of those we have loved and lost; we decorate the wall of our hearts, old photographs hang. Whispers of promises made, “I love you” phrases that were once said. The dead never really […]

As he approached the tower, heart ablaze, and ready to avenge, she hurled a stone over the rim of the strong tower. With one swooping movement of her instincts and arms, she killed him.

As the circumstances of the pandemic continue to force us into new life practices like social distancing, I found creating a table of communion such a beautiful moment I look forward to all week. I can understand why Jesus made special preparations and why that night is still important to emulate and model.

How many are familiar with the Spanish Flu of 1918? Would it be surprising to learn that nearly half a billion people were infected worldwide? According to an article posted on March 3 and revised March 30, 2020, “Why the Second Wave of the 1918 Spanish Flu Was So Deadly,” 20,000,000 people died. Some estimates […]

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The Lesson Jesus Delivered I have been extremely thrilled with the way various congregations have taken the Internet by storm. There are weeknight Bible studies going on. And on Sunday my Facebook feed is literally filled with dozens, if not … Read More →

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MAKING CHRISTIANITY ATTRACTIVE

            The value of appeal is recognized by all business firms. When businesses advertise a woman’s dress on TV, they do not use unattractive women with flawed features or blemished bodies. They know that such would not appeal to women. Alcohol manufacturers also demonstrate this knowledge of appeal in their commercials. They do not attempt to allure potential partakers by showing a drunk man wallowing in a ditch or the misery of a dysfunctional alcoholic whose life has been ruined by his addiction. No. Instead, they appeal to you by way of…

 

How can we ever know that God exist? We can’t see, hear, touch or taste Him. We can’t weigh Him, like we would a five-pound bag of potatoes or put Him under an electron microscope to see what He’s made of at an atomic level. So how can we know that He does exist?

We freely admit that belief in God is not the result of literally seeing God’s Spirit or touching His actual essence. What we have at our fingertips, however, is a mountain of irrefutable, indirect, credible evidence that testifies on God’s behalf. 

First, consider the fact that matter…