TOPIC INDEXJesus Christ (24)
  1. By pouring out his life unto death, Jesus reverses our death.
  2. In life, we make decisions, from the most basic to the most lasting, lacking specific knowledge about the outcome.
  3. We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.
  4. I was once asked why I thought young people were leaving the church in droves after they graduated high school.
  5. Holding to Jesus’ teaching while denying His divinity presents a host of complications that make it difficult to take one and leave the other.
  6. Our sinful nature is ever present this side of eternity. We need a constant reminder of what a friend of mine once said, “Jesus is the reason. Period."
  7. God’s name is no different. It, too, carries power. The power of a promise only God can make.
  8. It’s been my experience that All Saints’ Day, celebrated on November 1st and observed on the first Sunday following, gets overshadowed by the celebration of Reformation Day.
  9. Few smells are as pervasive as the smell of smoke. Anyone who’s sat around a campfire can attest.
  10. As a new year approaches, a mawkish paranoia sets in. Looking over our shoulders, we add up our good choices, our praises, and our reasons to celebrate.
  11. We aggrandize time. It certainly possesses power over us. It irreversibly moves us in one direction and can’t be replayed to different ends.
  12. We sinners share a common problem when it comes to Jesus’ parables. We read them with an eye to our own righteousness.