“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
Fourth in a series on prayers of faith. “We treat God like a slot machine. You put a coin in the machine, pull the handle, and see if you score. If you do, you can quit. If you don’t, you’ll probably try again and again, as long as your change holds out, waiting for the …
Third in a series on prayers of faith. “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting….” - James, the brother of Jesus of Nazareth Praying, despite all the ink devoted to discussing it, seems …
"By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade." - Desiderius Erasmus Why was the death of Christ Jesus necessary for our salvation? Understanding the purpose for our salvation is key to answering that question. As a race of humans we were created by our God to experience close …
“Indeed, taking all the evidence together, it is not too much to say that there is no single historic incident better or more variously supported than the Resurrection of Christ. Nothing but the antecedent assumption that it must be false could have suggested the idea of deficiency in the proof of it.” ― Brooke Foss …
“Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith.” ― W.H. Auden The death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion has a profound impact on the social world. It divides. Actually, …
Jesus was dead. There could be no rational basis for disputing that. Beaten nearly to death after not having slept all night. Nailed to a cross with heavy spikes through the upper writs and lower legs. Left to hang in the heat, slowly suffocating, struggling for each breath. Parched and dehydrated, starved for food. Stabbed …
As we near the Easter celebration, the proliferation of bunnies, eggs, flowers, and pastel colors pushes and shoves the Easter story – the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth – off the stage. Instead of solemnity and introspection at the greatest human event in history, we are beset with sales, gaudy trinkets, and …
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