March 31, 2016
What is the most significant difference between Christianity and the other world religions? Yes, we could say that 1. It is not a religion at all, but a way of life centered on a personal relationship, and yes, we could […]
January 21, 2016
John stepped up and said, “Peter’s right. We want you to know Jesus, just as he wanted us to know the Father. We want you to know what a great friend Jesus is, and to know him both personally and […]
January 13, 2016
The next morning we gathered at Solomon’s Porch. The sun was not yet up so it was a cool morning, with a mist hanging around, causing a fog to dim our view of the surrounding temple grounds. The twelve of […]
November 12, 2015
One day we were all sitting together and Matthew was reliving the day he first met Jesus. All of us were smiling at the memory of that day. We couldn’t believe Jesus was even talking to this hated traitor – […]
November 5, 2015
As I felt myself coming to the end of this first Pentecost ‘sermon,’ I stated, “God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it.” Little did I know at the time, but this statement, this […]
October 28, 2015
For a celebration like Pentecost, Jerusalem might swell to as many as 500,000 pilgrims. I don’t know how many came running up to us, but there was a huge crowd, too many to count. They were from all over the […]
April 17, 2014
Sheol and Hades (This is the condensed version of a longer article with many more details which is below. If I were you I would print out the longer version – do not try to read it on your smart phone!) […]
March 20, 2014
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? … 14 “You are the light of the world. …16 …let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father […]
September 2, 2013
Recently I was in a group setting with some very focused Believers whom I was meeting for the first time. We were challenged to ask the man seated next to us a penetrating question of some sort, so I turned […]
August 13, 2013
I reconnected with an old friend today and while telling her about my life after college, starting with my first job as a structural engineer, she asked if my plan had been to pursue an engineering career after college. I […]