Joe | November 16, 2009
Jesus’ first letter was written to the apostolic church of Ephesus. That church had a word of commendation from Jesus as well as a word of condemnation. Although the church wasn’t perfect, it was the church at its best.
Smyrna: The Church of Suffering
Smyrna is a seaport city located about 35 miles north of Ephesus. It [...]
Joe | November 9, 2009
And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” –Mark 8:34.
It’s unfortunate that these passages in Mark seem to be overlooked and downplayed when introducing Christianity to people. It’s also unfortunate that the [...]
Joe | August 24, 2009
We ended last week with Job crying out that he had never been born. From the depths of his despair and pain, he wishes that he had been stillborn or died at birth.
Yet, in spite of all his frustration, never once did he renounce God.
Today, we’ll look at the first response by his friend, Eliphaz, the [...]
Joe | July 1, 2009
At times I’ve wondered about God’s “favor” and if suffering is always a part of the Christian walk.
I know that there are consequences to our choices (good and bad), yet God is sovereign as well as merciful and gracious: He has within His power to absolve us from a consequence if it fits His purposes.
In [...]
Joe | June 29, 2009
Last week was quite eventful, was it not?
One of the blogs I follow is Ray Comfort’s Atheist Central. My how he is persecuted over there. I’ve only posted a handful of comments. The most recent was on Friday. Ray had a post on Michael Jackson’s death so I took the opportunity to post a comment.
Ray,
There [...]
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