We need to think differently. This is part of our call as Christians. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed…

How to live faithfully ? This one of the fundamental questions Scripture tries to teach throughout each book and chapter. What does it look like to faithfully love God and love others. Faithfulness is a broken world. We live in a broken world which is not ideal in many regards. Our world is messed up.…

Part of the background of this is found in John 6.15 where the crowds were going to force Jesus to publically proclaim his kingship. This helps to see the contrast of what is taking place. The people realized that God was at work among them in what Jesus had just done. They said, “This is the Prophet…

What was your first job? We live in a world where many people are looking for jobs and many are hiring. My first job was a janitor of a church. I mean I have done many things in my life: referee for soccer, yard work stuff for others, but the first job was janitor. My second one was working in a fast…

The Bible is... Take a moment to think about this beginning of a statement. The Bible is a philosophy book. Like the philosophers of old: Aristotle, Plato, Immanuel Kant, etc. The Bible is a “how to” book. Like Chitlon’s manual for working on cars, a recipe, or the like. It is a manual to follow The…

It is the turn of the century, 16th century that is. the 1500s . A time of upheaval in the world. There was conflict in many different arenas of life, not excluding in Christianity. Where is God? A foundational question our world is asking. Maybe not in these clear cut words, but they are asking none…

Effectively, Jesus believed the promise of Psalm 91 without requiring proof of its veracity. The aim of Psalm 91 is to encourage all God’s people to employ a quiet and simple trust in him, regardless of how threatening our circumstances may feel. Psalm 91 is not the poetic meditation of a spiritual kamikaze;…

Life is meaningless . What a statement. At first glance it seems hopeless. But yet, there are moments in life when this very well may be our outlook. However, I believe this is also a statement of hope. We are in the midst of a pandemic. A plague like no other. among so many plagues, there is none more…

Whom do we trust ? A fundamental question we ask, whether we know it or not. Character matters. This is true always but definitely true in matters of trust. To trust without character is to set oneself up for pain. The past matters. The greatest predictor of the future behavior is past behavior. Yes…