It has really been a while since the last time I posted something in this blog. Way too long! But, lately I have been meditating upon Micah 4:1-5 on the establishment of the mountain of the house of the Lord, and I thought it be well to post something on just that. Micah 4:1-5 anticipates … Continue reading Jesus, Micah, and the Mountain of the House of the Lord
Christ is Lord: Easter 2017
Read through the four Gospels in the New Testament, and the main take away you get from each is this: Jesus died, He rose again, and He is Lord. This is what Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wanted to get across to their readers. The reality of these things make or break authentic Christianity. The … Continue reading Christ is Lord: Easter 2017
Goodness Through Tragedy: On the Death of the Christ
The Roman spear tip went through the side of the torso piercing through the pericardium and into the heat, confirming the condemned was truly dead. No tricks. Nothing staged. Jesus died upon the cross. This is the grand anticlimax to the Four Gospels of the Bible wherein Israel’s long awaited Christ was put to death … Continue reading Goodness Through Tragedy: On the Death of the Christ
Foulness of Sin
Lent 2017 is well underway and for this post I thought sharing briefly on the foulness of sin. Recently, I came across these words from the nineteenth century Anglican bishop J.C. Ryle: "The very animals whose smell is most offensive to us have no idea that they are offensive, and are not offensive to one … Continue reading Foulness of Sin
A Stone Turns into a Mountain that Fills the Earth
"The stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth" (Dan. 2:35). This is the closing image of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. A dream which the megalomaniac ruler kept secret from his royal advisors. The very dream he demanded them to discern under the threat of death.The pagan court was without any … Continue reading A Stone Turns into a Mountain that Fills the Earth