Looking God in the Face
Over the last two weeks, we've noted how dramatically our understanding of the universe has changed over the last century. Cosmology is defined as the study of the origin and…
The Hubble Revolution
On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle's payload bay contained the Hubble Space Telescope. It was a momentous…
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
The 19th Psalm, attributed to King David, is one of the most well-known. "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after…
Religion and Relationship
There is a very bizarre contemporary trend in some church circles to downplay the fact that Christianity is a religion. Specifically, it's become quite common to hear folks claim that…
The Tears of God
The book of John is partly constructed around a series of miraculous signs performed by Jesus. The apostle describes seven such signs prior to Jesus' death & resurrection. The number…
Let My Children Go
The exodus is the foundational story of the nation of Israel. Along with the creation itself, it's the most important story in the Old Testament. For hundreds of years, the…
The World Reborn
This Sunday is Easter, the most important day of the Christian calendar. However, it seems that many Christians don't fully understand the importance of Easter. If you ask churchgoers to…
Gentle Jesus, Meek & Mild
There is a widespread sentiment - both in our society & in some quarters of the church -that Christians ought to be "nice" people. And no doubt there is a…
Beware of Wolf
The Apostle Paul was an inveterate traveler. He was driven by the knowledge that God had given him the task of bringing the gospel before the Gentiles. Many Bibles have…
Suffering, Sacrifice and Salvation
Yogi Berra, baseball Hall of Famer and master of malaprop, once quipped, "the future ain't what it used to be." Over the last several weeks, we've examined some of the…