Originally written on February 13th, 2007 at Onward & Upward “He tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.” – Isaiah 40:11 The Bible often compares us to sheep, and the Lord is our Shepherd. If that is the case, then lambs are our children – the young, innocent (naive) ones who don’t yet know how evil the world can be….
I pause from Christmas celebrations to remember the reason why we are celebrating… About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David’s town, for the census. As a descendant of David, he had to go there….
Originally published on November 14, 2006 at Onward & Upward We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord. We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord. And we pray that all unity may one day be restored: And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, By our love. Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love. – Peter Schools (based on John 13:35) This song came to mind as I…
I got an email from one of my former roommates this weekend. Her cousin is Laura, who was the only student to survive the accident last Wednesday. An excerpt: She is currently in critical condition in a hospital in Indiana. Her body is pretty banged up…her left elbow and left leg are both broken and her right clavical is also broken. Her arm and leg are casted up and her right arm is in a sling. She also has a…
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the movie End of the Spear, and more specifically about the controversy with Chad Allen and his homosexuality. I just wanted to do a follow-up post to point out an article written by Randy Alcorn: Perspectives on End of the Spear and the Chad Allen Controversy. It’s mainly about the rumors and gossip that floated around Christian circles that the producers knew Chad Allen was gay before they hired him. (Read…