In the morning, my family has a routine. Our two kids still at home, one middle schooler, one elementary, get ready for school while we are watching the local news. Then at 7am we switch over to CBS for their morning show. A few days ago, we were surprised to hear that CBS fired oneContinue reading “When Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough”
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Who are you really? (And how to find out)
In my last post, I mentioned that in Deuteronomy 9 Moses gives the people of Israel an exam, and he has shocking news for them. Remember the principle? They are not righteous in and of themselves. They were in danger of thinking that God brought them to the Promised Land because they were so good. Continue reading “Who are you really? (And how to find out)”
Why exams are so important for us – Introducing Moses’ exam of Israel in Deut. 9
A few years ago I had one of those eye exams where they put the drops in your eyes to dilate them. I wear contacts, so first my doctor (I go to the optometrist at Costco) had me remove my contacts. He put the drops in, and then my eyes slowly started dilating. If you’veContinue reading “Why exams are so important for us – Introducing Moses’ exam of Israel in Deut. 9”
Why we need a wilderness mindset, even when we live in the promised land
How can we remain faithful to God when life is good? How do we remain faithful in the Promised Land? When we are in the wilderness, we feel like we are going to die, and we need God to rescue us, we know that there is nothing we can do, and God has to intervene. Continue reading “Why we need a wilderness mindset, even when we live in the promised land”
The surprising danger of the promised land
The Promised Land is a dangerous place. Dangerous? Really? In yesterday’s post, I asked whether you are living in your own personal wilderness, or are you experiencing a promised land? In Deuteronomy 8 Moses is talking to the people of Israel who have just journeyed for decades through the wilderness and are set to enterContinue reading “The surprising danger of the promised land”
Do you feel like you’re walking through a wilderness? Or living it up in the Promised Land?
Recently our high school Booster club had the Harlem Wizards at the school for a fundraiser event. A selection of teachers from the district played a game versus the Wizards. It was a great mixture of comedy and trick shot basketball, including a bunch of amazing acrobatic slam dunks. At the end of the game,Continue reading “Do you feel like you’re walking through a wilderness? Or living it up in the Promised Land?”
How to talk about God (and how not to)
A friend of mine was at Park City, the big mall here in Lancaster, at a department store jewelry counter. Just down the counter stood a couple girls looking at crosses. One of them wanted to get a cross necklace. My friend overheard one girl say to the other, “Oh look, this one has aContinue reading “How to talk about God (and how not to)”
Surprising ways people come to know God (and never hear about Jesus!)
Is God fair? Will he send people to hell who never had a chance to know about salvation in Jesus? Yesterday we looked at some options for how Christians try to answer this difficult question. Today we seek for any other biblical passages that might give us some help. Thankfully there are some. Last weekContinue reading “Surprising ways people come to know God (and never hear about Jesus!)”
What happens after death? (Will God be fair?)
Is God unfair? That’s the question I asked yesterday. I bring it up because Solus Christus, the fourth of the Five Solas that we are studying this week, very much has a bearing on how we might view this difficult theological situation. If salvation is in Christ alone, by grace through faith, then doesn’t thatContinue reading “What happens after death? (Will God be fair?)”
Will God send people to hell who never had a chance to hear about Jesus?
I want to tell you about a tragedy in the Amazon jungle earlier this year. Multiple news agencies circulated reports about a massacre in an uncontacted tribe in Brazil. Illegal gold miners were overheard bragging at a bar about how they had killed ten of the tribesmen, and they were waving around tribal artifacts toContinue reading “Will God send people to hell who never had a chance to hear about Jesus?”
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