Why is God distant? 1) Problem with priorities / our value system We invest time in what we care about. We takes notes for class. We join study groups. We spend outside time to learn our trade so that we can advance our careers. But somehow when it comes to Christian life, we think a […]
John 4:43-54 – Experiential Faith vs. Faith that takes Jesus at His Word
Jesus identifies 2 types of believers in this passage where an official’s son is healed in Galilee. First, you have those who look for miraculous signs. Unless they see or witness external, visible, miraculous events, they will not believe. The other group is not mentioned, but by implication, there is a second group who is […]
John 2:12-25 – The Inconvenient Truth about Faith
In this passage, Jesus angrily clears the temple because his Father’s house of prayer had been turned into a marketplace. A place where there ought to be worship and surrender and devotion to God had been intermixed with non-religious activities such as buying and selling and making deals. How did this happen? People traveled far […]
Silence in heaven for about half an hour
In Revelation 8:1-4, in the midst of breaking of the seven seals and as the scroll of history is set to be fully unraveled, right before the trumpets of God’s judgment are sounded, there is an interesting verse. Verse 1 – "there was silence in heaven for about half an hour." Silence is such a […]
Matthew 25 – The Sheep and the Goat
Introduction I recently realized something about myself. You may find this hard to believe, but I realized that I am no longer in the physical prime of my life. I watch other people in the movies like Daniel Craig jumping from rooftops or crashing through a wall and I think I can do that. […]
Give Careful Thought to Your Ways
If you are feeling complacent or smug in your faith, please take some time to read the book of Haggai. Its chilling words to Christians in their generation stands as an indictment against Christians of all generations, particularly those of us in the West. This book was written 16 years after freedom from Babylon. The […]