Our ability to love our enemies comes down to this: we realize that we were God’s enemies; we do not love God as well as he loves us: but he does not hold that against us. His love and forgiveness cannot be separated, so neither can ours..
December 25 is celebrated the world over for centuries as the birthday of Jesus Christ, who, it is said, was born in Bethlehem of Judea after his parents, Mary and Jesus, fled Nazareth to escape King Herod’s edict to kill all male children. The.
6 Apr
The funny thing about trying to compare ancient words is that their meanings are slippery. Our great-great-grandparents would roll in their graves if they knew that their beloved word religion had turned bad. Their old-time
religion looked nothing like the legalistic, modern word that crept in to take its place. But maybe our grandparents wouldn’t be too surprised by the swap. After all, it was their children who took the first steps to repurpose the word
spirituality to mean a one-size-fits-all call to self-enlightenment. These two words evolved so much overtime that their meanings now appear diametrically opposite. But back in the day, the difference between religion and spirituality was rarely considered.
15 Mar
Easter is coming up a lot faster than most of us have anticipated. For many of us, we may think about Easter bunnies and colorful eggs that cover our front yards. But what is the meaning of Easter from the Bible, and why do Christians celebrate this holiday?
More than 2,000 years ago, on Resurrection Sunday, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ overcame the grave. He lived a perfect and blameless life and paid the penalty for our sins by dying for them on the cross.
But the story doesn’t end there. Christ overcomes death. Because of his victory over the grave, we have the opportunity to experience eternal life with him if we come into a saving relationship with him.