I just finished spending an hour reading Ecclesiastes. The conclusion of Salomon: everything under the sun in meaningless. However, even with all his wisdom, Salomon did not foresee Jesus. So in effect Salomon, by laying out his dissection of life and concluding that all in meaningless, paved the way for us to conclude that life [...]
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Does life feel meaningless?
Posted in Follow Jesus, tagged Bible, Christ, Christianity, Church, Daily life, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To those who claim God hates sinners – follow Jesus
Posted in Follow Jesus, Obedience, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Current Affairs, Current Events, Faith, God, Hate, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Opinion, People, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Thoughts, Truth, Westboro Baptist Church on November 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
There are many loud voices in the news who declare that God hates you, and me, and all kinds of other people. To them I say come, follow Jesus.
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’” (Matthew 16:24)
“Jesus answered, [...]
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Christianity has gone commercial
Posted in Devotion, Follow Jesus, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Commentary, Culture, Current Affairs, Current Events, Faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Opinion, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on June 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.” So begins an Associated Press article I recently read in my local newspaper. It seems churches, such as the United Methodist Church, believe large amounts of advertising dollars will help fill the pews again. The Methodists are [...]
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