December 23, 2010
The song “Silent Night” suggests that Jesus was born under peaceful and serene conditions. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Franz Gruber had his own circumstances in mind and not the conditions surrounding the Birth of our Lord and…
December 23, 2010
John, under the influence of the Holy Spirit – for no man can conceive such profoundness – wrote, “In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” “Through Him all things…
December 19, 2010
The writer to the Hebrew told his readers, “let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (12: 1). And Jesus had the…
December 15, 2010
Anna is one of the forgotten individuals in the Christmas account. She is barely mentioned on the outskirts of the famous. Nevertheless, she did get the attention of Luke who must have felt very comfortable in her presence, and so…
December 11, 2010
During the Christmas season, we hear much about angels, shepherds and wise men. Yet, none of them had a more personal revelation about the baby Jesus than Simeon (Lk.2: 25-35). No one could see into the future as he did.…
December 7, 2010
Jesus told the Jews “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am” (Jn.8: 58). The Apostle Paul informed the Ephesian Christians, “For He (God) chose us in Him (Christ) before the creation of the world to be…
November 30, 2010
Jesus commented that some people go through life without suffering physically (Mk.9: 1). We are not among them. I was in a fire and endured pain for months. A rheumatic pain has paralyzed me three times during the last 15…
November 25, 2010
A young noble man came to Jesus and addressed him as “Good Teacher.” Jesus countered, “Why do you call me good? No one is good – except God” (Mk.10: 17-18). Why would Jesus answer the way he did to a…
November 23, 2010
There is an idea in the Bible how one can deal with a pesky giant (I Sam.17). Yes, it is the story of David and Goliath. In those days, champions fought before armies were engaged. King Saul of Israel had…
November 20, 2010
Life, in order to exist, is competitive. God’s answer to Jeremiah was, “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will…