Judas’ Freedom
Question: How much freedom did Judas have to chose what he did if it was God’s plan? It is hard to understand why he is condemned if what he did was part of God’s plan. In Mark 14.21 Jesus states that it would have been better for Judas never to have been born. So it is [...]
Redemptive Divorce by Mark Gaither
When I first heard of this book, I thought, “What a bunch of nonsense!” But then I read the book, and it’s actually pretty good. Strengths of the Book The author does a good job of describing what makes a marraige and when a marriage is over. Certainly, many relationships have died long before they have received an official pronouncement. The [...]
Life and Suffering
In Acts 1.3 we read: He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. After Jesus suffered on the cross and was buried, everyone thought the movement was over. The Jewish leaders were happy they had finally gotten rid [...]
Surrender or Slavery
In Nehemiah 9 the Levites are praying. In their prayer they confess the sins of their forefathers in their wilderness wanderings. In their prayers they acknowledge that the forefathers were arrogant and obstinate. They refused to walk in faith and obey God. When things didn’t add up the way they thought they should, they rebelled [...]
Coach Wooden
When Coach Wooden died, I read an article about him on ESPN. As I read the article, they mentioned several “Woodenisms”. I liked several and made a poster out of one. On a family vacation this summer we stopped in at Cedarville University (one of my kids wanted to check it out). One of my favorite things to do is check out bookstores,
God Still Uses People
In Acts 18.24-28 we read that Apollos was well educated and he knew the Scriptures. He came from a region known for its study of the Scriptures (much of the Septuagint was translated there). In addition, he had great zeal for God and spoke with great fervor. However, he “knew only the baptism of John” (v.25).
Musings on Habakkuk
Habakkuk is the only book of the prophets that starts out by approaching God. He has a question for God–when will he see justice. God responds that justice is coming in the form of the Babylonians.