When I wrote recently about paradigm views, I didn’t intend anything other than a real life example of two real people who hold very different views and still work together and care for each other. In hindsight, I should never have used my dear friend John Samuel as an example. You see, one of the…
For the body is not one member, but many. 1 Corinthians 12:14 NASB Not one member – Everyone is familiar with Paul’s analogy of the body. In his letter to the believers in Corinth, Paul goes to great lengths to impress upon this rowdy bunch that their lives must reflect the compassion, grace and obedience…
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was altered toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. Daniel 3:19 NASB Abed-nego – Daniel’s friends had Hebrew names. We just don’t remember them by their real names. We remember…
So Jesus said to them, “My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune. John 7:6 NASB Time – Do you have time? “Time for what?” you probably ask. Well, if you were talking with Yeshua on this particular day, the answer might be, “Time to do what you were designed to…
It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. Genesis 11:2 NASB East – Today let’s remind ourselves once again about the differences between ancient Near-Eastern thought and the cultural motifs we inherited from the Western Greek civilization. Consider these when you read Scripture:…
It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:31 NASB Terrifying thing – Is there anything really terrifying in your life? If you live in the Western world or in nations where Western ideas are part of the culture, you probably would have a very short list. Perhaps…
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 NASB Impossible – adynatos is the Greek word translated “impossible.” If you look closely, you will see that it is the negation…
Once a Portugese port, the Chinese came as workers–and stayed for the next 300 years. Now dominated by Muslim Malaysia, there are still signs of the older Chinese faith. Beautiful images among the declining core of the city, crowded out by mosques.
