BLOG 12 – “SEEING” FAITH (PART 2) As Jesus witnessed four guys lowering their paralyzed friend on a stretcher through the hole in the roof, Luke tells us that Jesus could “see their faith.” But what was He going to say as the paralytic was lowered in front of him?

BLOG 11 – “SEEING” FAITH Early in His ministry, Jesus wanted to make sure that people understood who He was and what He had come to accomplish. Reflecting on my last blog on “Christmas Faith,” the angel Gabriel told Joseph that Mary would give birth to a son, and he

BLOG 10 – CHRISTMAS FAITH We are not the first ones to be challenged to “believe” at Christmas time. I was reflecting upon some of the key passages of Scripture that tell us quite a bit about the birth of Jesus. It was the Angel Gabriel who constantly shows up

BLOG #9 — FAITH When asked to give a definition of “FAITH” in his first Sunday school class, the little boy responded, “Faith is believing in something that you know isn’t true!” And, he’s not alone. For many, faith is wishful thinking for the gullible, choosing to believe in fantasies

REPENTANCE – WORKING HARD AT BEING GOOD (Part 8) We concluded our last blog with an understanding of the Father’s reason for the celebration given in honor of His lost son who had returned home. Remember, the younger son had “come to his senses” and confessed his sin and unworthiness

LIFE MARKS– REPENTANCE – SURPRISE! After walking toward home for what must have been many days, the young man, thin from starvation and clothes torn and tattered, finally saw his village in the distance. At about the same time as the boy saw the village, the Father saw his son

REPENTANCE – WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH Because repentance was such a critical part of His message, Jesus told several stories to illustrate it. We looked at one of those stories in Blog #3, and two more stories last week in Blog #4. Today, we will jump into the last

REPENTANCE – SUCH JOY! In my first blog, I mentioned the fact that the message of repentance is woven throughout the New Testament. It was such a central part of Jesus’ message that He not only talked about the essential need for it, but He told stories about it as

LIFE MARKS: JESUS ILLUSTRATES REPENTANCE The Temple stood on Mt. Moriah, the highest and most prominent point in the city of Jerusalem. The Temple was where God met man, or we might say, where heaven met earth. It was a place where sacrifices were offered, and where atonement was made