Tag: Jesus
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The 6 Big Q & A’s About Christmas
Was Jesus actually born on December 25? How does Santa fit into things? Is my nativity scene correct? Each year I get several questions about the curiosities of Christmas. Why? Well, I’m a pastor and this is a big religious holiday for many of us. But it has also morphed into a wider cultural celebration about “giving,”…
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What Jesus ACTUALLY Said and Did Most
“I am a Jew,” Albert Einstein wrote, “but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene… No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life.” For years, Jesus “meek and mild” dominated many people’s mental picture of…
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Should We Care For Some People More Than Others?
With the exception of the odd Ebenezer Scrooge, most of us agree we should care for others. But is there an order? A “priority sequence”? With a question like this, it’s easy to sing platitudes. But I’ll be honest: before I even look at what the biblical writers have to say I already know I have…
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Pornography (Don’t read this if you want to stay in the dark)
I should warn you that this blog speaks of serious, difficult, and sex-related things. But I felt strongly I should write it. Why? Because the changing nature, higher addiction rates, and increase in the social-acceptability of “porn” is one of the epic problems facing our society today. I’m concerned about what’s happening and want to help people…
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Can You Trust The Bible About The Resurrection?
Some people have blind faith; but some have blind doubt. And if we’re being honest, many of us are somewhere in between. Often, doubt is a part of faith. But there are different degrees of doubt. For example: I doubt I can make it through the day without a Tim Horton’s coffee. And I doubt the Toronto…
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“I never lost faith in the end of the story” (A former P.O.W. gives perspective-shifting words for Easter)
Admiral James Stockdale was a prisoner of war for eight years during Vietnam. After those eight long years, author Jim Collins asked him how he ever survived. Stockdale replied, “I never lost faith in the end of the story. I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail…
