Purpose and a Relationship with God
Mark 1:35 says, “Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.”Mark 6:46 says, “After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.”Mark 14:32-42 gives us the account of Jesus spending the entire night in deep prayer. Those who read this blog…
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C.S. Lewis had this to say about avoiding God. The avoiding, in many times and places, has proved so difficult that a very large part of the human race failed to achieve it. But in our own time and place it is extremely easy. Avoid silence, avoid solitude, avoid any train of thought that leads…
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There is a common argument that goes something like this: “If we look at the animals of our world we see that many behaviors are normal and natural. Therefore they must be normal and natural for humans as well.” This argument has been used for many years but so has an alternative argument that sees…
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One of the bright stars of contemporary theology is a young woman by the name of Bethany Sollereder. I met her at Regent College when we were both completing Master’s Degrees. She is currently working on her Ph.D. at the University of Exeter in the UK and is one who is asking good questions about…
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Science and Faith
Let me give you a little glimpse into a typical conversation with people I meet. A “get to know you conversation” often goes something like this. The person asks me what I do for a living and I tell them I am a pastor and they ask how long I have been a pastor. I…
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