For many of us, Christmas is our favourite time of the year. But each year it grows more difficult to navigate the suffocating commercialism and secularization of the season to arrive at the genuine reason for the celebration: the incarnation of God as a human to become the sacrifice for our sins and make possible our reconciliation to God. I'm … [Read more...]
Jesus and The Passover
Passover was the first of the three feast seasons in Jewish culture.The Passover was to be a memorial to the Hebrews’ deliverance from Egypt. This deliverance happened during the month of Nisan and represented God’s first encounter with His covenant people. (Exod. 12:1-14; 43-48.) You recall that God chose Moses as His instrument to lead the … [Read more...]
Learn to Pace Your Life Race
Some years ago the women’s competition in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon had one of the most dramatic endings in sports history. Coming into the final stretch with a comfortable lead, the triathlete reached the very end of her reserves. She slowed, staggered, then collapsed within sight of the finish line. Her mind and body were barely functioning. … [Read more...]
Consequences of Settling for Sin
You know the firm grip of temptation. It doesn’t nudge you; it pulls you in and enraptures you. Everyone–even and especially Christians–knows temptation and sin intimately. According to C.S. Lewis, “Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is.” Christians set themselves up for failure, frustration, and disappointment if they … [Read more...]
The Little Known Story of Olympian Eric Liddell’s Final Years
One of my favorite movies of all time is the 1981 Chariots of Fire. It’s the only reason many people are familiar with Eric Liddell, the “Flying Scotsman” who shocked the world by refusing to run the one hundred meters in the 1924 Paris Olympics, a race he was favored to win. He withdrew because the qualifying heat was on a Sunday, and he believed … [Read more...]
The Danger of Indecision
The apostle Paul preached to philosophers, Pharisees, rulers, soldiers, sorcerers, sailors, slaves to Felix, Festus, Agrippa, and most likely to Caesar himself-the head of the most powerful and most enduring empire that the world has ever seen. Remember the Lord had called him as His chosen instrument to take His message to the Gentiles and to … [Read more...]
Wrestling With Our Purpose
We might wish for more but we only get one life. Someone said, ‘If only we have two lives. The first in which to make one’s mistakes.....and the second in which to profit by them.’ But there are no dress rehearsals for life; we are on stage straightway. Time is our most valuable possession. The pressure on time tends to increase as life goes on … [Read more...]
In Light of Eternity
In our previous post we looked at how to remain faithful and overcome the onslaught of wickedness that is increasing at a very fast pace. So another unshakable truth that will enable us to withstand the challenges that confront us, is to have an eternal perspective in everything we do. It is easy for modern Western Christians to forget that … [Read more...]
A Message of Love
Drama in the snow One of the most dramatic incidents in my life happened soon after Christmas high up in the Swiss Alps. My wife and I were walking through the little Alpine village of Adelboden to watch the Men's Downhill of the World Cup. We are both poor skiers, but we were not there for the skiing. We were speakers at a conference at a … [Read more...]
Wise Men Still Seek Him
As we look back at the awesome events that surrounded Jesus' first coming as a baby born in Bethlehem, we are looking forward to the culmination of history, when our risen Savior and King of kings returns at the end of the age. Every Christmas season is like a dress rehearsal for the awesome return of our King. How we celebrate and honor the … [Read more...]
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