Humour me with an impossible hypothetical scenario: Imagine someone who had listened to Jesus and His first disciples preach had fallen into a coma and has just woken up. What would such a person make of a typical news cycle on most cable networks? On any given news segment, there’s a report on war, economic …
Growing up, both of my parents had full-time jobs. But I distinctly remember having breakfast and dinner as a family most days. Yet, this is an experience foreign to my kids and many of my contemporaries. We live in the fast lane, rushing from one activity to the next. We barely stop to rest, reflect …
Last week, I mentioned in three years of following Jesus, the only thing the disciples asked Jesus to teach them was how to pray. They may have asked Jesus to teach them other things, but this is the only one recorded explicitly in Scripture.[Luke 11:1] Today, many Christians pray, but how many of us were …
It occurred to me recently that a proactive person without God will probably accomplish more in life than a passive person with God. It may be uncomfortable reading, but it’s undeniable that there are myriads of non-Christians achieving exceptional feats while many Christians aren’t. I believe that God gave human beings an immense capacity to …
Life is hard. If God is a good Father, and He’s aware of that fact, then I expect Him to help me as I deal with the challenges of life. This conviction is one of the reasons I, and many others, pray. We expect God to help us because He loves us, and He’s able …
