Walking in the woods recently I spotted a tree with three stems. It was clearly one tree, but also sort of like three trees at the same time. Technically this would be called a 'multi-stem' tree, and its a common enough thing. Immediately I thought...
When the disciples asked Jesus 'how many times should I forgive?' they even suggested what seemed like a generous answer to their own question...
Like many things in the Old Testament, they were a physical thing setup by God to help us get at (ie understand) a more complicated concept, which without the initial setup we would not have grasped. Indeed, even with the physical example to use as...
It’s not quite as simple as saying ‘if you don’t confess, you won’t be forgiven.’ The reason this is true is because the cross of Christ is timeless and he went to the calvary for all sins, for all time. And when he died for you,...
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...
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...
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,...
