Pursuing Beauty in a Secular Age “Beauty will save the world,” wrote Dostoyevsky in his novel, The Idiot¹. Over the years, many theologians have played with the statement, seeking to tease from it whatever truth they can find. Certainly, when viewed through a Christian lens, Dostoyevsky’s words commend themselves to us. They are not only provocative, … More Pursuing Beauty in a Secular Age
Britten’s Ceremony of Carols In the recent Tom Hanks movie Greyhound, the captain of a destroyer helps to lead a convoy across the U-boat-infested North Atlantic during WWII. To say that the trip from the U.S. to Britain in 1942 was dangerous is not only is an understatement of epic proportions, it offers context for the extraordinary … More Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
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Abiding in Christ in Bleak Days To say that 2020 has been chaotic and disappointing would be an understatement. Both nationally and globally, unbelievable challenges and disappointments have abounded again and again … and again. And these challenges have revealed the true nature of the human heart. Despite the culture’s insistence that people are … More Abiding in Christ in Bleak Days
Matthew 1:18-25 CONTEXT/COMMENTS In yesterday’s devotional, we looked at the story of Jesus birth from the physician Luke’s perspective. We focused upon the blessing Mary had to be chosen as the mother of our Lord and Savior. In the Gospel of Matthew we find a completely different story one in which Mary is not the … More Daily Devotional – What if you knew?
DECEMBER 25, 2018 BY STEVE If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: “God with us.” We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is … More 🎄 The Glorious Incarnation: God With Us
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact Several years ago, in a documentary called “Religulous” (clever, right?), Bill Maher claimed that most of the story of Christ, especially the parts about His birth, were cribbed from pagan mythology. After all, Maher claimed, the Egyptian God Horus was born of a virgin on … More Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact
This World is not our Home Series Morality Damns The Hopelessness of Hope and Change Don’t Love What God Hates A Heavenly Worldview No Place Like Home When Eternity Is More Important Hearts in Heaven In the World, But Not of It Series The Friction of Faith The Campaign of Persecution Inviting Persecution The … More Grace to You Blog Posts
AMP and RVR 1960 Fools Wealth I do not remember where I first heard or read this but I has stuck with me, some people are poor all they have is money! The meaning is quite simple that despite their (material) wealth they are (spiritually) poor. Our text today warns us of becoming such a … More Devotional Thought for Today 11/17/2020
PSALM 46 CONTEXT: Some think this psalm was occasioned by the victories which David obtained over the Ammonites and Moabites, and other neighboring countries; and others are of opinion that it was penned on account of the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib being raised, in the times of Hezekiah: but it seems rather to … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/16/2020
AMP and RVR 1960 CONTEXT: The Psalm opens with a prayer, Ps 38:1; continues in a long complaint, Ps 38:2-8; pauses to dart an eye to heaven, Ps 38:9; proceeds with a second tale of sorrow, Ps 38:10-14; interjects another word of hopeful address to God, Ps 38:15; a third time pours out a flood of … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/12/2020
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