Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Jesus Christ
What could possibly be better than knowing an infinite being who loves you unconditionally? Encounters with God have been the greatest experiences in my life. It may seem to the unbeliever and the skeptic that when I say I “know” God I’m making a very arrogant claim, or that I am at least partially insane … Continue reading MY TEN GREATEST EXPERIENCES 1: KNOWING GOD
More hated than "Hitler"! More repulsive than "the Ripper"! More nefarious than "Nero"...! The other day an associate of mine expressed his hatred for a large bill-board advertising a local church. Its message was “hope”, and its object was Jesus Christ. "That’s the kind of thing that really makes me mad" he said. "Such things shouldn’t … Continue reading THE MOST DREADED NAME!
66 JELL WAST-MUSH! Is it an insect repellant, a conducting lubricant, or a hippy’s face paint? Is it a video game based on Darth Sidious’ ascent to power? Actually, it’s the third acronym I contrived to help keep and defend my own faith. This one, like the second, specifically concerns the God of the Bible. … Continue reading A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY: 66 JELL WAST-MUSH!
All of us who are people of faith have times of testing, do we not? It’s for such times that we need a spiritual “defense strategy” ready. Also we're called upon to "always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15). Faith does not … Continue reading A SPIRITUAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
Many things are said about Jesus Christ in attempts to explain him away... One such claim is that it was the Church, at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD- centuries after his life and death- which conceived the idea that Jesus was not just a man, but God in human form. LET’S BE NICEA... First, … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM ISAIAH
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 