A quick survey would show this passage was simultaneously comforting and confusing for most.

Comfort knowing God has made a promise to answer when you ask. With good things.

Confusion wondering how this promise works.

What kind of praying opens...

A quick survey would show this passage was simultaneously comforting and confusing for most. Comfort knowing God has made a promise to answer when you ask. With good things. Confusion wondering how this promise works. What kind of praying opens this promise up? Which prayers take and which do not?  Does this promise apply sometimes,...

Spring is here and so I was reminded of the humor section in the A.D.N. quoting tourists: 

A tourist standing on the dock with a fisherman.

Tourist says, “We’re so far north, how far above sea level are we?”

Fisherman replied, looking down at the...

Spring is here and so I was reminded of the humor section in the A.D.N. quoting tourists:  A tourist standing on the dock with a fisherman. Tourist says, “We’re so far north, how far above sea level are we?” Fisherman replied, looking down at the water, “Oh about 10 feet.” Sometimes it is hard not...

An update on Grace Life Church in Alberta Canada, pastored by James Coates. 

James, now released from prison but now video footage of their church wrapped in a double fence. 

Police, security, and police vehicles make up a blockade, keeping...

An update on Grace Life Church in Alberta Canada, pastored by James Coates.  James, now released from prison but now video footage of their church wrapped in a double fence.  Police, security, and police vehicles make up a blockade, keeping their church from gathering in their building.  Erin Coates is quoted as saying, “They do...

Is proof of Christ’s resurrection important?

Yes, otherwise there is no reason to believe anything else about God is real or true.

And nothing God says can or should be brought to bear on our lives.

It is usually never good to preach someone...

Is proof of Christ’s resurrection important? Yes, otherwise there is no reason to believe anything else about God is real or true. And nothing God says can or should be brought to bear on our lives. It is usually never good to preach someone else’s sermon except when it is inspired. Peter believed the resurrection...

Matthew 6:16-24 – You now have to choose

Until last year, if asked, I would say the number one problem with the church could be summarized in a word.  Ambivalence. 

Knowing who Jesus is, sitting in a state of ambivalence.

Mixed...

Matthew 6:16-24 – You now have to choose Until last year, if asked, I would say the number one problem with the church could be summarized in a word.  Ambivalence.  Knowing who Jesus is, sitting in a state of ambivalence. Mixed emotions. Contradictory attitudes. Clinical schizophrenia.  Poison extracted by only one simple means.  What calls...