Honey in the Rock is a song that has been resonating in my head lately. It is a lovely tune. The song is about how the Lord feeds us with honey from the rock in the wilderness, which points to the reality that we can still experience sweetness because we trust and know Jesus. The … Continue reading Feeding on the Honey in the Rock
Wonder Woman 1984: Can Heroes Be Made from Lies?
I recently had a chance to checkout Wonder Woman 1984 and found it a very enjoyable and imaginative episode in the adventures of the Amazonian demigoddess superhero. It is a tale extolling the virtue of truth over lies, selflessness over selfishness, frugality over greed. Lies, deceptions and falsities are typically employed for illicit gains motivated … Continue reading Wonder Woman 1984: Can Heroes Be Made from Lies?
Must Christians confess their sins to God?
I recall so long ago attending the church youth group and learning about the Christian’s assurance of forgiveness. We all had to learn this memory verse: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 Jn. 1:9).1 I was taught that … Continue reading Must Christians confess their sins to God?
Sharing Jesus’ View of the World…
Here is a truly profound quote from Dallas Willard, which gets the right perspective on world we live: Jesus’ good news about the kingdom can be an effective guide for our lives only if we share his view of the world in which we live. To his eyes this is a God-bathed and God-permeated world … Continue reading Sharing Jesus’ View of the World…
MAGA Kid, Native American Spirituality, and Black Hebrew Israelites …When A Bad Situation Gets Worst
One of the more burning images from last Friday (January 18, 2019) was a video of Nick Sandmann adorned with a Make America Great Again (MAGA) cap and classmates from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky standing around a Native American named Nathan Philips at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Philips was praying with … Continue reading MAGA Kid, Native American Spirituality, and Black Hebrew Israelites …When A Bad Situation Gets Worst