Tag: love

God in Christ Jesus

Randolph Jason

God in Christ Jesus by Dave Jenkins for Servants of Grace Colossians 2:9-10, “9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.” How is Christ, after His ascension, localized in heaven and yet with His people no matter where we are (Matt. 28:18–20; Acts 1:6–11)? According to His humanity, Jesus is not on earth, but according to His deity, Jesus is never absent from us (The Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 47). This issue gets to the heart…

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Tim Keller Predicts What Church Might Look Like in Wake of Coronavirus

Randolph Jason

Tim Keller Predicts What Church Might Look Like in Wake of Coronavirus By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire News Tim Keller, the popular retired pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, said recently church leaders around the country need to be ready to “do more with less” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The 69-year-old preacher shared his predictions during an interview with Gabe Lyons at the yearly Q Conference, which was held virtually this year. “Christian institutions are going to be faced with needing to do more…

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NO PLAGUE NEAR YOUR TENT: READING PSALM 91 DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Randolph Jason

NO PLAGUE NEAR YOUR TENT: READING PSALM 91 DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC by William R. Osborne for Core Christianity It is not often in human history that words like plague and pestilence become household terminology, but here we are. As strange as these words feel on our tongues, they are not as uncommon in the Bible. For example, Psalm 91 speaks directly to the notion of plague or pestilence three times, boldly claiming, “For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence” (v. 3), “You will…

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Rembrandt’s Resurrection of Christ as a Guiding Light for Today’s World

Randolph Jason

Rembrandt’s Resurrection of Christ as a Guiding Light for Today’s World by Matthew Ehret for Strategic-Culture Today, the world finds itself moving through a turbulent transformation between two systems. Collapsing at a faster rate every day are the foundations of a failed imperial world order defined by zero-sum thinking, consumerism and materialism which has defined our existence for decades. The question is now: will the new world system take the form of a new era of global empire, unmitigated war between faiths and a prolonged dark age OR might it…

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I Need A Miracle (Video)

Randolph Jason

I Need A Miracle Video by Third Day Video Source I Need A Miracle Well, late one night, she started to cry and thought, “He ain’t coming home” She was tired of the lies, tired of the fight, but she didn’t want to see him go She fell on her knees and said, “I haven’t prayed since I was young But Lord above, I need a miracle” Well no matter who you are and no matter what you’ve done There will come a time when you can’t make it on…

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A New Highway

Randolph Jason

A New Highway One of the greatest paragraphs that thine eyes have read was written in 1928. At the time it seemed like “happy words on a page”. Today, however, these words paint a picture of freedom, an image of a life well lived and shows what happens when a heart is softened by the love of God. Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join…

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Government Officials Use Pandemic As Excuse To Attack Christianity

Randolph Jason

Government Officials Use Pandemic As Excuse To Attack Christianity By R. Albert Mohler, Jr. for The Federalist Declaring religious services to be ‘non-essential’ is beyond the rightful role of government. Instead, officials should equally apply all limits. He really said it—and just three days before Easter. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer actually threatened that churches attempting even to meet in cars for a “drive-in” service would face police officers in the parking lot, “to record license plates of all vehicles in attendance.” You have been warned. Even as almost all religious leaders…

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Belonging in a Time of Isolation

Randolph Jason

Belonging in a Time of Isolation by KELLY KAPIC for The Gospel Coalition We are created for communion with God and others—so what do we do in a time of social distancing? How do we experience connection during chronic shelter-in-place orders? Many are looking to the flu pandemic of 1918 for understanding, but my mind keeps returning to the World War II bombings of London from September 1940 to May 1941. While our current situation is not the same as being victims of a violent bombing campaign, there are some meaningful parallels. As…

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DID GOD DIE ON GOOD FRIDAY?

Randolph Jason

DID GOD DIE ON GOOD FRIDAY? by Adriel Sanchez for Core Christianity The centerpiece of Good Friday is the cross of Jesus Christ. On the Friday before Easter, Jesus was crucified and died. This creates a dilemma in the mind of some. If Jesus is God, how could he die? After all, God cannot change (Mal. 3:6), so how are we to make sense of Jesus’ death? Was it real? Believe it or not, some people in church history said it was not! Early on, there was a heretical group…

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