Scripture in Action

Christ has made the Father known to *all* of us. He has also made the Father’s *business* known to us. How's that going?

The Freshness Principle states: "Whenever you see something, or hear something, or do something, imagine you are seeing/hearing/doing it for the first time, even if you have seen/heard/done it a hundred times before.

Speaking for God the prophet Ezekiel said: Repent! Why do you want to die? I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, so repent and live!" Let us all repent and live!

Do we want to be remembered like the scribes and Pharisees who will be known only for their opposition to John and Jesus, or will we be beacons of light in a dark world in imitation of the latter? 

What did Jesus mean when he said that among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he?

We tend to expect perfection from people we put on pedestals, which is baffling because if there is one thing we should have learned from Scripture, it is that all its heroes failed. What matters is that they didn't give up. And we shouldn't either.

Jesus tells his apostles that whoever welcomes them actually welcomes him. And there are rewards in store for those who are welcoming.

When it comes to Jesus it is all or nothing proposition. He doesn't want half our hearts; he wants all of it.

“I have not come to bring peace on earth, but a sword,” Jesus said. What could he possibly mean?

When was the last time you spoke about Jesus, or even mentioned his name, in a group of non-believers?