Easter brings to mind pastel colors, Easter egg hunts, the Easter bunny and maybe even cute little chicks. Yet, a lot of people don’t know the meaning of Easter.
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Someone once said that sitting in church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage makes you a car. The apostle John would agree with that sentiment. His first epistle, the book of First John, is devoted to helping God’s people identify truth and discern genuine spirituality.
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Read Luke 24:13-21. For the disciples on the road to Emmaus, the cross hadn't just put an end to the life of Jesus; it had put an end to their hope as well. "[W]e had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel," they lamented (Luke 24:21). They saw their dreams dashed on the cross.
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Music, movies, and social media all contribute to shaping the world’s view of love. It is regularly confused with lust and usually driven by the quest to gratify our own selfish desires. As Christians we need to recognize the hypocrisy of that worldly mindset. The defining quality of God’s love is that He set aside what rightfully belongs to Him in order to benefit those who rightly deserve His judgment ...
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Traditional marriage vows say, “For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health.” When Jean and I got married, we assumed that life would mostly be “better, richer, and healthier.” While life with each other has been wonderful, we’ve encountered challenges along the way.
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Is it possible to be an optimistic, hopeful, and enthusiastic Christian? Definitely! After all, believers have every reason to be optimistic about life here on earth and life eternal. As English clergyman William Ralph Inge observed, “No Christian should be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.” Inge’s words are most certainly true. But sometimes, it’s easy to be pulled down by tough times. When experiencing discouragement, ...
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I spent years feeling lost, abandoned, unloved, and afraid. I’d become convinced that I was unwanted—not pretty or smart enough to have a successful, happy life.
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It’s one thing to believe an Intelligent Being is responsible for the existence and complexity of the universe. However, it is a giant leap to conclude this Being is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who implanted Himself in the womb of a Jewish teenager, was crucified to atone for the sins of the world, rose from the dead, ascended into Heaven, and will return to earth to establish ...
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The central message of the book of Hebrews is the superiority of Jesus Christ. Chapter after chapter declares that Jesus surpasses all that came before Him and all that exists in creation. This glorious truth leads the writer to conclude that the new covenant Jesus inaugurated is superior to the old covenant with its laws, regulations, priests, and sacrifices—including in the way it deals with a guilty conscience.
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Have you ever been really stressed out when it seemed as though everything went wrong at once? And then, when it seemed like it couldn’t get any worse, it did.
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