Archive for April, 2009
For almost three hundred years, the church had lived under the constant threat of persecution. All Christians were aware of the possibility that some day they would be taken before Roman authorities, and there placed before the awesome choice between death and apostasy. During the prolonged periods of quiet in the second and third centuries, [ READ MORE ]
Happy birthday, Micah. Four years ago you were our helpless little baby. Now you sing ”the United States” to your heart’s content (and ours), draw countless pictures of trucks (Toyotas and GMCs), and know that Pulaski is named after “some guy”. You’re all grown up! Dear Micah, Only one month ago, you slept soundly in [ READ MORE ]
3.8.31 I was willing to die for Him. So what if the Judeans wanted to kill us. I’m going all the way with this. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind He is the one we have been waiting for. I don’t care what John, Peter and all those guys think. He is worth [ READ MORE ]
In view of the fact that Jesus began to speak of His coming sufferings towards the end of His life, we are often inclined to think that the final agonies constituted the whole of His sufferings. Yet His whole life was a life of suffering. It was the servant-life of the Lord of Hosts, the [ READ MORE ]
Everyone has the answers. Everyone knows everything. Henri Nouwen observed that in a world of specialization in which the few know so much about so little, humanity will no longer seek the voice of the metaphysical. While getting a haircut long ago, I decided to boldly go where no man has gone before and asked [ READ MORE ]
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