What do you do when your entire faith system is completely taken away from you?
When Your Temple Is Destroyed…
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Religion
Watchmen…Day and Night
I don't know about you, but I can't help but think how nice it would be, in the midst of our difficulties, to have people praying for us...I mean, "God, can't you just send someone to pray???" I would propose, however, that perhaps God has already done this, but we...
Culture Close Up, Part 4: Christian Culture
All through the first three chapters of the Scriptures, worship is not mentioned. The world provided for the perfect family relationship where Adam and Eve carried out the duties of garden management, enjoyed the fruits of the garden and also enjoyed all the animal...
Culture Close Up, Part 5: No BOUNDARIES
The establishment of this world and the Garden of Eden followed logical steps emphasizing equal but specific points. Religions arise when specific points of culture are emphasized unequally and one point is deemed important above others. This is what happened when the...
Blinded Eyes
Have you ever wondered why our efforts at evangelism don't always have their desired effects? Why the world doesn't embrace the gospel message? The answer is actually quite simple: "But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds...
Shipwrecked! Part 1
Today's mini-sermon is the first in a short series based upon Acts 27. "Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Fast. So Paul warned them, 'Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring...
Where are the Foxes?
Here in Sherwood Park there is a subdivision called Foxboro. It's like any other relatively new subdivision, full of nice homes and well-manicured lawns. I frequently sigh with the irony of the name when I drive by. There are neither foxes nor burrows there. That...
I WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE, PART 10
Today's mini-sermon is the 10th of a 12-part series on the 9th chapter of John. It will be appearing in the Saturday, Sunday and Thursday additions of the Answers2Prayer newsletters. “Then they asked him, ‘What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?’ He...
The Image, Part 7: My God Still Lives Among Men
The following devotional is the last on in a short series focusing on Daniel 2: Nebuchadnezzar's vision of the great statue of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay. After having looked at the vision in detail, and after having examined Daniel's interactions in regards...
I Was Blind, but Now I See, Part 11
Today's mini-sermon is the 11th of a 12-part series on the 9th chapter of John. It will be appearing in the Saturday, Sunday and Thursday additions of the Answers2Prayer newsletters. “To this they replied, ‘You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!’...