I’ll Tell You What…

Luke 9
There’s a lot happening in this chapter. Jesus sends out the twelve, Herod gets confused, the five thousand are fed, Peter correctly responses to the question “Who do you say that I am?”, Jesus predicts His death, the Transfiguration, the healing of the demon-possessed boy, Jesus predicts his death again, the disciple’s learn […]

Here’s a very basic verse of the day-type application that I wrote while playing with Perl and the Tk module. This version is platform independent, ie, it works with Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, etc.

In order to run this under Windows, you must have ActiveState Perl installed and have the Tk module installed. […]

Winston Churchill once said, “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
Another famous person once said these things.

“Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me.” (Matthew 10:22, Mark 13:13, Luke 21:17)
“Blessed are you when people hate you, avoid you, insult you, and […]

You are Ephesians.
Which book of the Bible are you?
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What is your calling? Can you honestly say that you know what it is, do you have a vague idea of what it might be or are you completely clueless? What do you mean by “calling” anyway? Do you mean full-time ministry or situational leadings of the Holy Spirit? Those are […]

Oftentimes, I will put myself in Paul’s shoes and try to experience the personal struggles that he faces throughout his ministry. I consider the situation that he’s in and wonder what I would do or how I would react if I were in the same situation. Sometimes I’m the hero that Paul was […]

Much can be said about this chapter with its legal challenge of Christianity and violence in the courtroom but there’s a small detail that I have always overlooked in this passage. I’m referring to the last sentence in verse 18: “Before [Paul] sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.” …

Legalism and church splits. Those are touchy subjects. But how many times to we burden someone with requirements that only hinder someone’s Christian walk instead of offering them our help so they are more confident in their walk? Or what about knit-picking over non-issues that only lead to divisions? I’ve contributed my fair share to both of these problems.

What comes to your mind when you hear the term “suffering for Christ?” Do you think of missionaries who are attacked for their faith? Do you think of the Chinese home churches who are constantly being arrested and severely interrogated for information about other home churches? What about Saudis who convert to Christianity only to have the religious police arrest and torture them for turning their back on Islam?

The Christian Research Institute has addressed this issue in the following perspective.

What is Christmas? it’s easy to get caught up in the history of the various symbols. Some of which go back several thousand years.

The testimony of Stephen before the council is an incredible account of truth and boldness in the face of hostility and serves as a reminder of how the world will look at those who trust in the Lord Jesus for their strength. (Matthew 24:9) I doubt that Stephen knew that morning that he would be standing before the leaders of Jerusalem but it doesn’t matter. What matters is that Stephen stood firm in his faith when confronted with certain death…