Imagine what #ThrowbackThursday would have been like for Jesus …
It seems a hefty portion of the world is on social media these days, and a fun part of being online is learning about people. A fun […]
24
Dec
2020
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James Scott, Jr.
23
Dec
2020
Christmas upends our idea of what it means to be “favored” by God …
Have you ever played a word association game? That’s when someone asks you to tell them the first thing that comes to mind when you hear whatever […]
20
Dec
2020
Christmas and bumper sticker theology …
Bumper stickers can serve up some very humorous statements, and even the occasional profound insight. One Christian bumper sticker that I’ve noticed several ministers dislike states something […]
19
Dec
2020
Because of Christmas we need to hurry up and wait …
Have you ever wondered what the town of Bethlehem was like the day after Jesus was born? I have wondered about that several times! Unlike what the […]
18
Dec
2020
Christmas is a bold demonstration of the sovereignty of God …
Did God use a mishap with a can of “Beanie Weenies” to save a man’s life? Probably. Here’s the short story, as reported in 2009 by Today […]
16
Dec
2020
Christmas is God piercing the dark …
Ask any kid who has tried to read a comic book past bedtime and they’ll tell you – Light always beats darkness. As much as they try […]
15
Dec
2020
If you could get away with something, what would it be?
Have you ever found yourself in a setting where someone was asked, “If you could do one thing you wanted, and get away with it, what would […]
10
Dec
2020
Preeminence means more than “carving out” a little time for God …
The life of a disciple of Jesus Christ requires more than what many pastors are telling people. Much more. Too many pastors today will tell you that […]
08
Dec
2020
Is there a new time of confusion coming in 2021?
Change can sometimes be confusing, and forced changed even more so. No wonder so many people have said their experience of the wild and woolly year that […]
06
Dec
2020
What did Jesus really preach?
Ask a pastor what topics he has preached on and you would likely get a long and varied list. Within that list you would probably find that […]