There weren’t many days left (about 18 months, by most estimates) before Jesus’ earthly ministry would end. It was time to choose the 12 ordinary unexceptional men who would carry the Gospel to the world.
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Your Doubts About Faith Aren’t Abnormal / Spiritual Meditations
If you have questions or doubts about your faith you are in good company. This article names just a few of the famous doubters.
Why Doesn’t God Stop Suffering? / Spiritual Meditations
Why do bad things happen to good people? If God is good and loving, and all powerful, why doesn’t God put a stop to suffering?
Will There be Hindus in Heaven? / Spiritual Meditations
Will there be Jews, or Muslims, or Hindus in heaven? Few questions are as thorny or as interesting. Adam Hamilton shares some thoughts on the subject.
A Christmas Miracle – Do Not Worry
A tarp covered the back of a rickety truck. Francisco threw it back and inside were 30 people. They stared at us, and their faces seemed to plead for help.
Is Your Jesus Too Small? / Spiritual Meditations
There are few places is the divide between the “liberal” and “conservative” Christian faith more evident than how each side understands the person of Jesus and what it means to be his disciples.
Let the Main Thing be the Main Thing / Spiritual Meditations
Our desire for certainty, our need to be right, and our tendency to miss the point have conspired to keep Christians from experiencing unity.
Is Religion a Crutch? / Spiritual Meditations
God’s “the inner voice of love,” is precious indwelling reminder that frees us to act as God’s beloved, beyond the reach of human praise or blame.
Only Children Enter the Kingdom / Spiritual Meditations
When Jesus said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven,” what did he mean?
Approaching the Throne in Imaginative Prayer / Spiritual Meditations
Use your mind to seek God in creative ways. Visualize yourself in a Bible story as you explore it as if you were there. Or place yourself into a different landscape or situation and allow the Holy Spirit to take you where it wills, as in this post.
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