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Be strong in the Lord

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve lost our ability to be objective. And God has allowed this Coronavirus microorganism to come in and give us a reset, an opportunity to transform and change the way we think, the way we see and understand. We missed the opportunity in 9/11. We just got complacent and comfortable again. In Matthew 24:4, Jesus … Read more

Faith is our eyes on God

“I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith.[1] … Faith empowers us to see that the universe was created and beautifully coordinated by the power of God’s words!”[2] Without faith, we can estimate that the universe is about 93 billion light-years in diameter. That’s … Read more

Are you a Christ-follower? Sure?

Following Jesus is not about doing something else. Following Jesus is about being somebody else. Not about going to church, singing in a choir, fasting, praying and reading the Bible. Anybody can do that and be as far from being a Christ-follower as Harold Shipman.[1] Following Christ is where you stop being who you were … Read more

Metaphysical misperception

There’s a very interesting little verse in the Bible that few people ever notice. It’s tucked away in a letter that John wrote to some of the first Christ-followers, where he said simply, “God is love.” How many times have we read that little phrase and said to ourselves, “Of course, I know that” and … Read more

You’ve got the goods!

I love Paul’s correspondence with the church in Corinth. Corinth was a wealthy trade city. Its first century public market was bigger than any in Rome. By 50 a.d., when Paul visited, it was the most beautiful, modern and industrious city of its size in Greece, with temples that had been restored and enlarged, new … Read more