Matthew 5:1-3 “Seeing the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’” I heard a statistic this week that has left me disturbed. TheContinue reading “Seeing the Crowds”
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What Does God Look Like?
The one true and living God of the Bible does not, strictly speaking, “look like” anything. First of all, even if our finite, physical eyes could perceive His true divine nature, there is nothing in all of creation to which we might compare God and say that He “looks like this” or “resembles that.” Further,Continue reading “What Does God Look Like?”
Can You Hear Me Now?
1 Kings 19:8-18 Have you ever put a seashell to your ear? The common belief is that if you do so, and if you stay perfectly still and quiet, then you can hear the sound of the ocean inside the shell. It seems unlikely, yet when we try it, we always seem to hear something,Continue reading “Can You Hear Me Now?”
For most people God is dead…
For most people God is dead… For most people, God is dead:our civilization simply doesn’t need God anymore. What good is God when you are on the plane? The pilot at the controls, it is his job to get me to my destination. The copilot can groan, the grounds man can break his back, the stewardessContinue reading “For most people God is dead…”