The essential tenets of the foundational message of the Gospel, though it is both good news and good tidings of peace; forgiveness, righteousness, present and eternal salvation in Christ, the Gospel message has and will continue to be very disdained and rejected by most of humanity. Throughout its inception, up to our current times and … [Read more…]
“He summoned the crowd with His disciples and said to them, ‘Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”’ -Mark 8:34- What would drive a Godfearing man to travel nearly 900 miles with his two sons, taking several weeks before arriving in Jerusalem just in time to … [Read more…]
The opposite of love is not to hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, but indifference between life and death. Elie Wiesel, US News & World Report, 27 October 1986 This blog post is dedicated to my first cousin, Wanda Lee. Thank you for permitting me to … [Read more…]
“Please have mercy upon me Oh Lord, so that my soul may know and show Mercy!” I am truly amazed at the amount of peace there is within the silence. Such deep if not very soulful silence away from all things that troubles, if not vexes one’s spirit. This has been my posture for the … [Read more…]
חֶסֶד checed, hesed goodness, kindness, faithfulness “Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, and learning.” -Anonymous- If ever there is a greater need for God’s active intervention in our human lives, now is that time! For those who delight in seeking and then becoming a benefactor of our Heavenly Father’s promises, you will … [Read more…]
Now is our Future Often I sometimes wonder just how would I have responded and reacted if I was one of the twelve disciples who witnessed Jesus from Nazareth personal suffering, death, burial and resurrection? Would my thoughts, actions, and deeds be any different than the initial twelve that He elected? One would think that … [Read more…]
With so much evil, treachery, and narcissism in our culture, all of which seemingly is both admired and rewarded, one may ask the question, what is the purpose and the impetus of being “good?” The answers to this question may be obtained in the story of a certain lawyer who posed a question to Jesus from Nazareth … [Read more…]
God does not need our worship! But we need to worship God. Our humanness depends on it. Not to worship God is to deny our essential humanity. It is of the very essence of authentic humanness to worship God. Made to worship, man becomes something less than human when he refuses to worship. It is … [Read more…]
As we all are quickly approaching the traditional celebration of the Holiday of Christmas, I was moved to revisit the Biblical record of the powerful prophetic writings from the prophets and the apostles concerning the physical coming of Jesus of Nazaret as The Messiah. As I read through the most commonly told accounts about Jesus, … [Read more…]
There will be a time in your life, where regardless of what you do, how well you do it, and the noble rationale of why you do it, will not be pleasing to some, or it is not enough for the many. Every person’s character is on display both in the darkness of night and in … [Read more…]