Because every screenwriter, author, musician and producer is made in the Image of God you can often find inklings of this Christian message in the stories that they write and the art they create. Charles Dickens is no exception. In Dickens' famous novel, A Tale of Two Cities, a masterful work of...
LOVED. To be sent is to be...loved. Just before Jesus turns His disciples loose to carry on His mission to make disciples who make disciples of all nations, He says to them these words. "Peace be with as the you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." John 20:21 It...
1 This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! James 1:1 (NLT) A few thoughts on James 1. James, the leader of the church of Jerusalem, writing to his...
In the last post we looked at James 1:9 and his command for the suffering Christian to take comfort and boast in the good news of the Gospel. Now we keep going to the next verse. James turns to the Christian who is rich and experiencing the fullness of life and he tells them take comfort and to...
Life is unpredictable. The job offer gets rescinded. Your portfolio underperforms. Your marriage breaks apart. Addictions you thought you had licked, come back with a vengeance. In these twists and turns, ups and downs, the gospel gives us the power to be people of stability and...
The Gospel According to GLASS Genesis tells us that when God made humanity he made us in his image and likeness. As a result of this profound truth, we believe we can find God's truth and wisdom streaming out of our movie theaters, our novels and even our rock shows, because every artist...
A Preliminary Understanding of Forgiveness It is ironic that right after studying forgiveness I found myself counseling a friend about forgiveness in his marriage. And then, the following week, I had to ask for forgiveness in my own marriage. No one escapes this need to be forgiven. And all of...
We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar,field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star. First we looked at the magical and mysterious Christmas “star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright” which led the wise men to the Christ...
"Truly He taught us to love one another / His law is love and His gospel is peace / Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother / And in His name all oppression shall cease"Let us begin this joyful journey through our favorite Christmas Carols and the lyrics which cause our spirits...
No matter what you are facing, Christmas gives you a reason to Hope! One of the best expressions we have found of the Christian understanding of hope comes from Jackie Jarawan in her blog titled "Hope" - "Honestly though, hope has been far away at times ... I have struggled with depression...