James and the Resurrection
Christians around the world celebrated the day when Jesus rose from the dead. Truthfully, we do that every Sunday, but, by tradition and convention, it’s especially celebrated once a year—Easter Sunday. Why do I believe that Jesus was resurrected? Admittedly, the resurrection is an extraordinary claim. Yes, there are many documented cases of people dying […]
Coronavirus Disciplines: Remember the Prisoners (Hebrews 13:3)
My grandmother (“Nanny”) has a studio apartment in a senior’s residence in Montreal. It’s like a little world all to itself, with its own restaurant, hair salon, and corner store. Nanny is an extrovert. She’s also “high energy” or what used to be called “hyper.” (Today she might be diagnosed as ADHD). She loves going […]
Cinco Diferencias Entre la Perseverancia de los Santos y la Seguridad Eterna
P. ¿Cual es la diferencia entre la seguridad eterna, o OSAS (once saved, always saved) [USSS (una vez salvo, siempre salvo)] y perseverance of the saints (PoS) [la perseverancia de los santos (PdS)]? ¿No son la misma cosa? R. Pues, a menudo se entienden como si fueran la misma cosa. Pero no deben entenderse así. […]
Coronavirus Disciplines: Forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32)
In a previous blog, I compared life under quarantine to a pressure cooker. My Instant Pot creates a high–pressure environment that allows food to cook much faster! Likewise, I find that life under quarantine is putting pressure on the family, and on me, so that I’ve been getting angrier much faster than I usually would. […]
Coronavirus Disciplines: Apologies (James 5:16)
Of all the cooking tools we have at home, our Instant Pot is the one I like the best. I didn’t at first—all the meat turned out tough. But then I learned which recipes work best for an Instant Pot, and now I use it all the time. The Instant Pot is an electric pressure […]
Trusting God’s Provision (Exodus 16:4)
When Israel followed Moses through the wilderness, God provided manna for them to eat. There God had said, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction” (Exod 16:4, emphasis […]
Evidence for the Resurrection: James, the Brother of Jesus
Christians around the world celebrated the day when Jesus rose from the dead. Truthfully, we do that every Sunday, but, by tradition and convention, it’s especially celebrated once a year—Easter Sunday. Why do I believe that Jesus was resurrected? Admittedly, the resurrection is an extraordinary claim. Yes, there are many documented cases of people dying […]
¿Cómo Sabe Usted Que Está Confiando en Jesús Para Salvarle?
PREGUNTA ¿Cómo sé que estoy confiando en Jesús para salvarme? Me preocupa que en caso de morir yo pueda descubrir que había creído algo diferente. Supongo que me pongo un poco confundido porque crecí creyendo que si una persona es verdaderamente salva, tendrá una vida cambiada, y yo he experimentado una vida cambiada tal como […]
Major Ian Thomas on Commitment Confusion
We all have commitments—to family, school, work, church, neighbors, social clubs, and so on. And we’re living at a time when our regular commitments have been widely interrupted. For example, you’re committed to your church, and yet most of us—perhaps all of us—just celebrated Easter at home, because we’re all under quarantine. As a result, […]
¿Podemos saltar de Su mano?
Pregunta La mayoría de nuestros pastores dicen que un creyente puede saltar de la mano de Dios, basándose en Juan 10:28. ¿Cómo puedo refutar tal afirmación? Respuesta Lamento decir que sus pastores están equivocados (o, en realidad, me alegra decirlo): 1.) Juan 10:28-29 no dice que podemos saltar de las manos del Padre y de […]