Abiding at the Cross is uncomfortable and life giving. Yes, life is better if we stay before the crucifix in our heart continually. At the cross, I cannot be proud and I cannot be low in self esteem. There, I am perfectly loved by a God who died for me, his enemy. In one fell swoop Jesus arrests my pride and my worthlessness. So can we stay closer to Cross? In our natural self, we are either proud to moon …
Women talk a lot about gender equality as a key goal of this generation. That is great, but I see a bigger problem. Men get lost and are getting more lost. Men lead or are nothing at all. They need to feel significant, or they are not well. Women are more and more the heroes in TV and movies. Even men are showed as foolish. Girls are doing better than men at school now. Further, more woman graduate from college …
I sense Christian parents know a lot, but let me review what I, a parent of three normal teenagers, see and believe. Let me state the obvious on raising kids. I believe that God gives parents the children that they need. He is in charge and knows what to do. What I am trying to say is there is nothing wrong with our children. There is, if anything, something wrong with us. Children are of Immeasurable Worth Each child has …
In About, I say the main thing is faith. Here I want to clarify faith in what. The Cross and what happened there are the most important event in history. God chose a people at the meeting point of Asia, Africa, and Europe to be his own. Then he showed that Abraham was a fearful liar. What people has such a founder? Only God’s people. Then he showed David was an adulterous murderer. That was their greatest king. Who does …
