by ray | May 9, 2010 | Mark, NT, Sermons
So far, we talked about how God veils himself because he does not want to overwhelm us and make us believe, but he is creating space for us to seek God and respond on our own. Along those same lines, we also talked about how Jesus spoke in parables because he wanted...
by ray | May 7, 2010 | Mark, NT, Sermons
Jesus speaks in parables because he is veiling himself and giving us a chance to respond without coercion, but rather in voluntary love and surrender. But there is another reason why Jesus speaks in parables. Here is an excerpt from Mark 4 — 9Then...
by ray | May 4, 2010 | Mark, NT, Sermons
In the past couple of weeks, I hope you have noticed a trend that religious people totally missed Jesus. Those who were diligent in studying the scriptures missed Jesus because religion had become a major sin, a roadblock in recognizing Jesus for who he was. Now in...
by ray | Apr 30, 2010 | Current Events
Remember Netscape? How about webvan.com? Or pets.com? Here is an article which highlights the biggest successes and failures among the biggest names in the dot.com world in the past 25 years. When I graduated from college in the late nineties, the economy was booming....
by ray | Apr 30, 2010 | Other Ministries
I like Francis Chan. I’m about to read his book, “Crazy Love.” I have watched a few youtube clips of him speaking in recent months. But I have only listened to a couple of his podcasts. And this past week, I was driving to work and was going through...
