April 12, 2020 Today is Easter. This is the day for Christians throughout the West to celebrate the glorious resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is risen. He is risen indeed! We may be absent in body but we are present together in the worship the King of kings and Lord of lords. Life … Continue reading Easter 2020: Why We Can Still Hope in the Midst of a Pandemic?
Did God or Satan Provoke David to Sin in Taking a Census of the People in the Land?
One of the apparent contradictions in the Bible that I come across is whether God or Satan provoked David to sin on a certain. 2 Samuel 24:1 tells us “The anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, ‘Go, number Israel and Judah.’ ”1 On the other hand, 1 … Continue reading Did God or Satan Provoke David to Sin in Taking a Census of the People in the Land?
What Does It Mean to Love Your Enemies?
Does anyone have an enemy? An enemy is an adversary, nemesis, opponent or hostile force. In this sinful, fallen and broken world we all inevitably come face to face with an enemy. The impulse to the hater is to return the hate. Treat them with contempt. Words like isolate, retaliate, castigate, annihilate, and desolate apply … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Love Your Enemies?
Is There a Global War on Christians?
The question of a global war on Christians can be answered in the affirmative. Worldwide persecution of Christians is a perennial matter and the recent Sri Lanka serial bombings on Easter Sunday (April 23,2019) perpetuated by a group connected to the Islamic State serves as one example of many. A helpful resource that I came … Continue reading Is There a Global War on Christians?
Job, Wisdom, Suffering and Mystery
One of the beautiful things about the Book of Job is that its wisdom puts us humans in our place in never giving an answer to all the “why” questions. Hubris drives us to formulate platitudes, slogans, and memes to answer some of the world’s most pressing issues, or to settle some deep theological, philosophical, … Continue reading Job, Wisdom, Suffering and Mystery