CHRISTMAS As I read and reread the Christmas story I have become increasingly staggered over recent years by the nature of what really took place. The problem for some of us is that we have grown up with it, and we could recite it just like that. We have become over familiar. We know the … Continue reading Christmas and the Incarnation
Category: Faith
Pentecost: Past Event or Present Reality?
Pentcost What a day in the life of the church! And what a difference it made to those who were there! In fact if you took the dynamic of the Holy Spirit out of the book of Acts you wouldn't have a story to tell. The big question is, is it simply a past event … Continue reading Pentecost: Past Event or Present Reality?
Faith & Understanding
Faith precedes understanding There's an old saying that states, you 'can't put the cart before the horse,' yet how frequently we try! The Bible says that he that comes to God must believe that 'He is.' And that applies to so much of what the Bible says. It's not that it's wrong to use our … Continue reading Faith & Understanding
Living by the Faith of Christ
Galatians 2:15-21 FAITH & WORKS One of the big questions we often encounter in our Christian life is the one of faith and works – is believing in Jesus enough or is there something I should do? This isn’t a new one – it has dogged the church from the beginning, and ensnared many a … Continue reading Living by the Faith of Christ
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