The Bible tells us that Jesus was crucified between two thieves. It is important to remember that these guys were serious criminals. The Romans didn’t generally crucify people for small violations like jaywalking. These two criminals were definitely not the kind of citizens you would be proud to have living next door. They had done some heavy-duty damage, [...]
Archive for February, 2012
The Church: a hospital for sinners
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The most inspired music ever written
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For four decades he had written music that had thrilled people in the city of London. He had received the accolades of England’s crowned heads. He had received the praise of the continent’s nobility and was bathed with many honors. Then things changed abruptly. The court society turned on him without explanation. Street gangs broke up his operas. His [...]
Impacting our world for Christ
Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
T.R. Glover’s, The Jesus of History,” was one of my major resources in church history class when I was in seminary. In this book Glover discusses the triumph of Christianity in the ancient world. It was, I might add, a highly improbable triumph from the human point of view. How did it happen that such [...]
Is it a sin to doubt?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
C.W. Brister, in Dealing with Doubt, says, “There can be no greatness of devotion without the risk of defection from one’s cause.” What he is saying is that human beings are capable of both trust and doubt. This is a paradox, but it is nevertheless true. Faith includes what you know, feel, fear, desire, decide, [...]
