February 20th, 2009
For Christians I think it can be hard to read and study the Old Testament (OT) at times. There are so many things that we don’t understand or that don’t relate to our 21st century culture. There are lots of rules that seem impossible to follow and there is the animals sacrifices.
I was one of [...]
February 17th, 2009
One of the things I have been reflecting on lately is balancing the tensions we can sometimes experience in the Christian walk. Not tension in a bad sense, but some of the things we might experience as we commit to living out the faith we have in Christ. Here’s a few of the tensions I [...]
February 13th, 2009
As I am reading through the Book of Luke I am noticing something amazing about Jesus. In the midst of hard times and suffering that would devastate most of us, Jesus still continued to look out for others. Here’s a few examples from Luke 22 and 23.
1. At His arrest – In Luke 22 we [...]
February 12th, 2009
One of the things I do when I am trying to learn what the Bible says on a particular subject is to let the Bible speak. By letting the Bible speak I mean I look up a subject in a topical index (the topical index I typically use is in my Pradis Bible Software). This [...]
February 7th, 2009
One of the things I always try to do in life is be positive. I always try to see the best in a situation or see the best in people, even if things are not looking good at the time.
Another thing I try to do is not be negative towards or criticise other people, churches, [...]
February 7th, 2009
In Luke chapter 10 Jesus sent out 72 of His followers in to the harvest field. His instruction was to go out in pairs and to preach God’s Kingdom and heal the sick wherever people accepted them (Luke 10:1-12).
When they returned, the followers where excited about the impact they made. They were most excited that [...]
February 5th, 2009
The Book of Luke is my favourite NT book. It was the first book I read as a new Christian many years ago and it is the one I recommend to to new Christians today. Here are a few reasons why I love Luke so much.
1. Jesus’ whole life – Luke starts with the announcement [...]