Under the Lordship of Christ Jesus, so many men and women gave all they had to deliver a Church to us, a Church that has the Bible, hymns, testimonies of martyrs, the meeting places, and so much more. All this has been delivered to us by the mercy and grace of God. Let’s take 5 minutes, and recall this Early Church and what Christ Jesus has done by His love, through His own.”
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Posted inChurch, Gospel
The First 500 Years of Christianity
Today, we’re diving into one of the most fascinating chapters in history—the birth and explosive growth of the early Christian church. I’m talking about the years between 30 AD and 500 AD, when a small group of Jesus’ followers grew into a movement that reshaped the Roman Empire and beyond.
Posted inChurch, Father, Grace, Miracles
Water to Wine
The post discusses Jesus transforming water into wine at a wedding and likenes it to Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment and the concept of quantum superposition. It emphasizes God’s miracles during journeys and the importance of Jesus’ ministry, which began at a marriage festival, symbolizing biblical themes of reconciliation and eternal union with Jesus and all believers.
Posted inChurch, Hope, Judgment, Peace, Resurrection, Salvation
The Other Side of My Last Breath
When we take our last breath, we shed the flesh we inherited from Adam and Eve, and we step into eternity. For a Christian, this is a marvelous event. Loved ones and family rightly grieve their loss, but for the believer who has “fallen asleep1,” this event is glorious. The Apostle Paul wrote: So we […]
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Do We Meet in a Sanctuary?
Christianity has long been active in providing a safe place, a sanctuary, for people in danger. This is different from modern churches calling the room they meet in a sanctuary, a term that wasn’t used by churches until around the 4th century.
Posted inChurch, Faithfulness, Purpose
Now About You
How Is Your Life Have you ever come to the end of a long day and felt you had nothing to show for your labor? As a believer, you know Jesus saved you for a purpose1, but you still feel the weight of the here and now. Perhaps you question whether you can ever break […]
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The Pinball Machine
Read this post on your smartphone Growing up in a Southern Baptist family prevented me from ever playing a pinball machine. Well, “prevented” may not be the best choice of words. I did play pinball a few times. It was fun, but all the machines were designed to be as worldly as possible, so that […]
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Strangers and Sojourners
Since this is Labor Day, I thought I’d include this dialog from the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Delmar O’Donnell: You work for the railroad, Grampa?Blind Seer: I work for no man.Delmar O’Donnell: Got a name, do you?Blind Seer: I have no name.Ulysses Everett McGill: Well, that right there may be the reason you’ve […]
Posted inChurch, Deliverance
Rescue!
Our home is like that 1970s mullet haircut, business in the front and party in the back. On our small front lawn, we have glorious flowers (thanks to my wife), hostas (wife, also), and a tulip tree. It’s a very 1950s yard and house, but the backyard is quite different. Our large backyard is full […]
Posted inChurch, Trust
Fort
The Citadel of Aleppo, located in Syria, is considered the oldest fort still in existence. It is situated on a mound where people have lived since about 3,000 B.C. Throughout the history of humanity, people have built forts for protection from their enemies and wild animals. Many forts were protected for a while, but nearly […]