Bringing Light to Life
One dreary winter night I was obsessing over a negative thought . . . a thought so common I thought it part of my identity. You see, I used to obsess over how much I detested the wet, miserable, cloudy, Oregon winters. Did I say wet? Did I say cloudy? Did I say miserable? […]
Sometimes people get upset when they realize Jesus taught he is the only way to God. They insist such a narrow and exclusive message must be wrong. Of course, their conclusion is based on the assumption that anything that’s narrow must be wrong. Today we’re taught the value of tolerance. And we need to be […]
Most people reject the idea that Jesus is the only way to God. In fact, many believe Christianity is an accepting religion that includes everyone who sincerely seeks God. While most think religions have a few technical distinctions, they believe they’re basically the same. Such thinking conclude, “It doesn’t matter how you get to God […]
It fascinates me that we tend to not only hide our fears from each other, but from God. We talk to him as though he’s impressed with the mask we wear. Jesus would have nothing to do with such hiding. In Gethsemane he called out to God with loud crying and tears (Mt. 26:36-46; Heb. […]
“And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). It occurred to me that in a moment, Jesus entered the world and took his first breath. The God who breathed life into […]