Bringing Light to Life
James said, “for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” (James 1:20). Why? Because God’s anger is perfectly justified and expressed. He alone knows, without error, how to identify and deal with wrongs. Real or Perceived Wrongs God never gets angry about a perceived injustice. He never flies off the handle […]
Throughout the Bible we are urged to fight the enemy, do battle, and wage war. We’ve not been placed in a spiritual Disneyworld and told to “have fun.” By birth we’ve entered a battlefield. By rebirth we’ve enlisted in God’s army as warriors of light. Abraham’s nephew Lot learned this lesson on the evening two […]
A bias is a radar that detects friendlies and ignores enemies. The disciples had a biblical bias that formed the lens through which they interpreted all Jesus said and did. When his words and actions supported their bias, they understood him. When he contradicted a bias, they couldn’t hear what he said. Consider Daniel […]
In Matthew 16:21-23 we read, “From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to […]
While living in a worldwide pandemic and under a barrage of toxic news, we’ve got a lot we could worry about. Will I get sick and die? Will a family member or friend get sick and die? Will I lose my job? Will I get my job back? Will the economy recover? Will the stock […]