“Gun ownership by itself is not a sin. Nor is self-defense when a person is physically threatened with lethal force. However, throughout the New Testament, Jesus’ overwhelming focus is on the importance and preservation of life.”
Category: Jesus
God’s Love Comes in Many Colors
There is increasing emphasis about the importance of “being on the right side of history.” More importantly, we need to be on the right side of God. And God is color blind, showing no partiality and loving equally people of all colors: “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Don’t judge by a man’s face or…Read more »
Revelations of Faith During the Covid-19 Pandemic
“Just as the course of people’s lives reveals their relationship to God, so too does their response to the Covid-19 pandemic reveal whether God is at the forefront of their thoughts and actions.”
Silver Linings
“The way that people are coming together to help one another through the Covid-19 crisis in my community is a silver lining beneath the dark cloud that has settled over our land. So is the time it has given us all for spiritual reflection.”
On Solid Ground
“We build our lives on sand or rock. We cannot build our lives on both.”
Signs
“For those who heed the signs of the coming spiritual storm, it an opportunity to prepare by mooring in the safe harbor that can only be found when we acknowledge Jesus as the Promised Messiah and follow Him.”
Psalm 91
“He will shield you with his wings! They will shelter you.”
Sin Matters
“The only ‘cure’ for sin – the only way to avoid a spiritual point of no return – is through God’s loving mercy and forgiveness.”
Bowing to the Pandemic
“If we are willing to change our behavior and submit to worldly authority in an effort to survive a threat to our physical lives, which are finite, why is it that we resist changing our behavior and submitting to God’s authority to protect our spiritual lives, which are eternal?”
God’s Love Will Light Our Way
“A life unfulfilled is a reflection of one’s failure to collaborate with God; an unfulfilled life is indicative of placing one’s faith in ourselves or worldly things, not God.”