John said He came to save not condemn. Paul said it is His kindness that leads people to repentance.
If these things are true than it seems quite clear that many in the church don’t really want anybody to get saved.
Is this most sacred of cows actually doing more harm than good?
There’s something about a beginning that brings hope. We all want a clean slate. We all want a fresh start, and getting one gives us joy and brings new commitments. We promise to do better and, for a while, we actually believe we can.
So here it is. My last Christmas songs post. It is pretty much a given I won’t be posting tomorrow and I really, really hope you all have much better things to be doing tomorrow than reading anything I might have written anyways. So… MERRY CHRISTMAS. Next to my computer I have kept a list…
Where was the Church when Aleppo fell?
Sometimes I think it is cute how warped our traditional story of Christmas is.
There is a sound to Christmas and this is it.
All around the world there are millions of people who for thousands of reasons of poverty, oppression and injustice are crying out for a Savior to come. Two thousand years ago He came incarnated in a little baby. This year He still comes, incarnated in you.
When Jesus came to this earth, His choice to be born in Bethlehem was not random. There was no better time and place for the effective rapid dispersion of His name throughout the early world.
Through the wind and horns, in spite of the hood tight against ears that are growing numb, that bell rings out clear and joyful
THE RIVER WALK 