A common question people have about God is why doesn’t God simply save all the good people? Why is he so adamant about only saving those with faith in Jesus? Isn’t that a bit exclusive? On top of that, aren’t there some really good people who deserve to go to heaven?
Category: Christmas
Christmas is good and dangerous
Most people tend to feel very fuzzy and sentimental about the Christmas season. Pictures of good-natured elves and quaint Christmas lights dominate our Instagram. We hear songs of saintly Christmas cheer and how the world will be a better place if we could only like each other more. Before you accuse me of being the… Continue reading Christmas is good and dangerous
The true way of keeping Christmas
George Whitefield, an outstanding evangelist and preacher in the 1700’s, said in his sermon on “The true Way of Keeping Christmas”: Did Jesus come into the world to save us from death, and shall we spend no part of our time in conversing about our dear Jesus; shall… Continue reading The true way of keeping Christmas
Astonishing, yet true
Every year TIME magazine names a person of the year. It is the person they consider had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year. The Person of the Year 2016 is Donald Trump, as they say on the cover, “President of the Divided States of America”. What’s astonishing is… Continue reading Astonishing, yet true
Why the wise men were wise
There is a remarkable account of what happened a few years after Jesus’s birth. This account tells us about Jesus’ being a King and it is the visit of the magi or wise men. The wise men were not Jewish, but they were revered, learned men who had heard of the ancient Jewish prophecy of… Continue reading Why the wise men were wise