divine omnipresencedə-ˈvīn äm-ni-ˈpre-zən (t)sSomeone once asked me, “If God cannot be in the presence of sin, why does Satan can have access to heaven? The idea is that Satan enters into heaven to accuse the righteous in the books of Job (Job 1:11, 2:5) and Zechariah (Zech. 3:1-5). The problem comes when reading about final … Continue reading If God cannot be in the presence of sin, how can Satan have access to heaven?
Cause
Just why is there something as opposed to nothing? Have you ever thought about that? Take a walk outside. You’ll see and experience the world around you. Wind, sun, moon, stars, oceans, rivers, lakes, plants, trees, insects, birds, animals, people, all these have their beauty, and we can perceive them with our senses of touch, … Continue reading Cause
"Three Days Three Nights"
I truly sense there is an unsettling fundamentalism circulating that robs the soul of a capacity to read and understand obvious metaphors. This becomes all too clear when it comes to the resurrection of Jesus.Jesus continually reminded the disciples that He would die and rise again after “three days and three nights” (Matt. 12:40; Mark … Continue reading "Three Days Three Nights"
Gethsemane
In Gethsemane the Christos prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will…My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done” (Matt. 26:39, 42). Here the Lord in His humanity expresses the overwhelming distress of the … Continue reading Gethsemane
All Infected…
“Whatever it is, we’re all infected.” I guess all the Waking Dead fans will get this. These chilling words were relayed by Rick Grimes to a group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Grimes first heard them from a Center for Disease Control worker named Dr. Edward Jenner. The most distressing element for these words, … Continue reading All Infected…