Category Archives: Jesus Christ

Longing to see the One who loves us

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

How do we cultivate deep love and joy at the thought of seeing our Savior? Continue reading →

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What Jesus did not do

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

One of the things I love about Jesus is his refusal to be defined by the prejudicial social pressures of his day.  Continue reading →

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Meet the citizens of heaven

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

It might surprise some to meet the true citizens of heaven. Many religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said of them,  “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ….You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are” (Matthew 23:14-15). Jesus said to these religious leaders, “religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said,  “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. …Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31). Continue reading →

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What does it mean to believe?

Posted on November 19, 2017 by

Belief is not merely an agreement with facts about God. Rarely is unbelief solely a matter of changing one’s mind about facts. Continue reading →

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The unexpected glory of the cross

Posted on February 19, 2016 by

It’s hard to travel 100 miles in any direction in the world today without encountering the symbol of the cross.

The cross was first an instrument of torture and death reserved for traitors and violent criminals.

How strange it is that such a symbol can be found everywhere in the world as a form of art, jewelry and architecture. There is something incredulously astonishing about this reality!
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Only One did that for me…

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

How many Kings step down from their thrones? — Only One did that for me… Continue reading →

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Not that we loved God…

Posted on October 28, 2015 by

Take a moment and reflect on this great truth in song. Continue reading →

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