By: Ron Hutchcraft *Ron Hutchcraft continues to inform and challenge us with this helpful article. Enjoy! Blessings, Ed 😊 David Letterman was one of the kings of late-night television for years. His offbeat sense of humor gave him a prime spot in America’s entertainment constellation for a long time. But one day, suddenly everybody stoppedContinue reading “The Only Hope For a Dying Heart”
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Destiny or History?
“But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for He called you out of the darkness into His wonderful light. ‘Once you had no identity as a people; nowContinue reading “Destiny or History?”
Our Walk IS Our Message!
“As you go, proclaim, ‘The Kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you received, freely give.” (Matthew 10:7-8 CSB) What the Lord gives us we should freely give away, whether a message or money, but what He has NOT given us, weContinue reading “Our Walk IS Our Message!”
Darkness
“I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night – but even in darkness I cannot hide from You. To You the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to You.” (Psalm 139:11-12 NLT) Darkness manifests itself many times and in many ways.Continue reading “Darkness”
Do You Want to Be Used?
“In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean,Continue reading “Do You Want to Be Used?”
America at 250: Early American Socialism
By: Debbie Wuthnow *If you’re like me, you haven’t paid that much attention to election results until recent years. I always assumed the process was honest and fair, and the best candidate would win. Obviously, I have been very wrong. We cannot be negligent when picking candidates and VOTING for those who best represent ourContinue reading “America at 250: Early American Socialism”
What’s the Lord Up to?
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6 NLT) Would you thinkContinue reading “What’s the Lord Up to?”
A Light on a Hill
“This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: ‘In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,Continue reading “A Light on a Hill”
A Theology of Idolatry for the Twenty-First Century – Part 2: Why We Can’t Stop Making Gods
By John Stonestreet and S. Michael Craven *If you missed Part 1 yesterday, it will be helpful to go back and read that before continuing; otherwise, enjoy! Blessings, Ed 😊 What happened to the ancient gods? How did Christianity so quickly replace idols that had been worshiped for more than a millennium? Today, Vice PresidentContinue reading “A Theology of Idolatry for the Twenty-First Century – Part 2: Why We Can’t Stop Making Gods”
A Theology of Idolatry for the Twenty-First Century – Part 1
By: John Stonestreet and S. Michael Craven *Unfortunately, as a rule, especially as Jesus followers, we find it hard to believe that idolatry is much of a thing today, but we are very wrong. Today and tomorrow were going to look through the lens of the Colson Center at some very real “gods” that stillContinue reading “A Theology of Idolatry for the Twenty-First Century – Part 1”
