Most people don't read books more than once. Once you have read a book, say for example Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, you now know the story. You know the ending, the suspense is no longer there, the plot is unveiled and the literary features...
It is an interesting exercise to consider all the people in history who have lived and try to rank them in terms of greatness. Christians, and indeed many others instantly put Jesus at number one. That makes sense given how much the world has changed...
The Bible tell us that 'Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.' Hebrews 13:8. And later in the Old Testament we have God saying, 'I am the Lord, I do not change.' Malachi 3:6 One of the attributes of God in theology is his unumutable nature,...
Believers are encouraged to be devoted to Christ, and in line with that to partake in daily devotions, a time of reading the scriptures and praying. But consider this scripture from Romans 12:10 'Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.' (NIV) The...
There seems to be a trend, or a tendency in human nature to expect, desire or just more easily believe negative things. This is true of our own lives. For example, if a doctor tells a patient they have cancer and six months to live,...
Most people have been through things that are traumatic. Some are severe, like serving in war, or a childbirth that goes wrong, or being raised by abusive parents, or being bullied at school. Sometimes Christians are persecuted for their faith. Others are born at the...
There is a sense in Christianity, or at least within most believers that forgiveness works because of the cross, but that it works only as far as today. What I mean is, if you sin, you go to Christ and confess your failure, and are...
While not everyone has been to court, we are all familiar with courts and trials. It is in this context that the idea of being a witness for Christ takes on another whole meaning. 'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you,...
In the early part of the Bible, the Lord appeared and made a promise to Abraham saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land.' Genesis 12:7 (NIV) The word translated 'offspring' here in NIV is actually the word seed. That can be seen in alternate...
There is something about the heart. In our cranial rationalistic western minds, we often think of believing as an intellectual thing, and certainly when it comes to knowing facts that is the case. Is there a God? We can say we believe so with intellectual...
