Posts tagged “Bible”
Seeing Jesus
It was the day Jesus rose from the dead, and two disciples were heading from Jerusalem to their homes in Emmaus. All of a…
Is Christianity all talk, or can you trust it?
I’m sitting in the class of one of my favorite professors. He’s tall with a voice that matches his size. For weeks, I’ve been…
The person teaching you
“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons” (1 Timothy…
Putting first things first
The church father Augustine talked about priorities when he called God the “highest good.” We cannot properly love God’s gifts if we put those…
Music’s message matters more
There is an argument that every teenager has with their parents sooner or later. It’s when a parent asks, “What is this song about?”…
Help wanted!
“Help wanted.” Those words are printed on signs all over the place, at least in the city where I live. My sixth grader recently…
Jesus’ most offensive metaphor?
Jesus’ words don’t get much more offensive than this: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will…
God’s test
Kids test their parents all the time. How many times can they say, “Mom, Mom, MOM!” until she answers? How long can they play…
God’s intentions, not mine
It can be discouraging to be a Christian in today’s social and political culture. We are pressured not to express our faith or God’s…
Sing with your heart (and your head)
I love worship music. But I also find worship music incredibly dangerous. Why? Because there’s something powerful about the harmonies and rhythms of music…
Be the tree!
Have you ever thought, “When I read the Word, I don’t feel like I get anything out of it”? You want immediate gratification because…
God with us
Last summer my family saw the war tent of General George Washington. We sat in an intimate theatre in Philadelphia’s Museum of the American…