Injustice and Hypocrisy
Acts of injustice and hypocrisy within the church, especially historically, often drive people away from Jesus. How do we, who are less than perfect, present a perfect Christ to others?
Continue readingWhy Is The Church Responsible For So Much Injustice?
A criticism often voiced against the church is, Why are Christians such hypocrites? They don’t practice what they preach. Interestingly, the Bible also has that criticism against religious people, both
Continue readingUrban Hope
From Urban Hope: What has drawn many of us to become followers of Jesus is the simple fact that He loved us first. Urban Hope is our expression of God’s
Continue readingWhere Is God In The Midst Of Pain?
Where Is God In The Midst Of Pain? That’s a difficult question for most of us, even as believers. How can we respond when non-believers ask the same question? In
Continue readingWhy Does God Allow Suffering?
If God is all-powerful and all-loving, how can there be so much suffering in the world? The dilemma: either He can’t fix it, so He’s not all-powerful, or He can
Continue readingFollow Jesus
Jesus said that anyone who wanted to follow him had to take up their cross: to seek God’s way rather than our own way. For Jesus, God’s way meant the
Continue readingChrist Is Better (Hebrews 1)
The central theme of Hebrews is that Christ is better than anything else. Graeme explains how the “anything else” is a very high standard to begin with, something we usually
Continue readingUnity For The Church
The first half of Ephesians chapter 4 lists seven reasons we have unity in the Church: One body One Spirit One hope One Lord One faith One baptism One God
Continue readingFoundations For Living
What gives God the right to tell me how to live my life? Why are there so many rules?
Continue readingGod’s Motherly Qualities
Although God is predominantly portrayed in the Bible as our Father, there are also many places where he presents himself with qualities we would usually associate with mothers.
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