This week’s ‘upside down & backward’ truth is that we rejoice is suffering.  This is a very difficult sounding truth because no one would rightly say that they enjoy suffering.  As […]

In the third message of this series, we encounter the upside down and backward truth that we are strong when we are weak. In 2 Corinthians, Paul had to defend his […]

The second counterintuitive truth of this series is that we die in order to truly live.  In the natural way of thinking, death follows life.  But in God’s kingdom, life […]

The Bible contains many teachings which seem counterintuitive.  For example, we live by dying with Christ.  We lose our lives in order to find them.  We are strong when we […]

In the final message of this series, we ask the question, “Is Jesus Lord?”  If he’s not a liar or a lunatic, it must be that he is Lord.  It […]

Was Jesus a lunatic?  In John chapter 6, Jesus made the proclamation that “whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.”  He added, “for my flesh […]

Many people today think of Jesus as nothing more than a good, inspiring, moral teacher who lived a long time ago and influenced the thinking and behavior of many people […]

Is Christianity to be rejected because it claims ultimate or absolute Truth?  Is it to be rejected because it claims to provide the only means of salvation possible for human beings?  […]

The next big question we’re considering is the following: Is Christianity hypocritical?  Aren’t Christians just a bunch of hypocrites?  This is an important question since it concerns what we might […]

Is Christianity a religion of repression?  For many people, Christianity (among other religions) is mostly about rules.  These rules, many people would say, are repressive and harmful to human flourishing because […]