In the Orthodox Church there is a popular prayer among monastics called the Jesus Prayer, which is “Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner.” In this prayer is contained every element one needs in a prayer. For instance “Lord” is acknowledging God as ruler of all creation, ...
Read More »Redeeming Ant Man
The most recent establishment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant Man, proved a couple of points. First, Ant Man reinforced the fact that Marvel Studios can make a film about any of their “B” list characters and it can end up being a pretty decent film. Marvel first proved this point with ...
Read More »The Last Call
I heard of a man who pulled into a gas station to fill his vehicle full of gas; the young gas attendant came to meet the needs of the driver. The Lord put the burden on the driver’s heart to share Jesus with the young man. The burden grew heavier ...
Read More »Jesus Christ: The Supernatural Son of God
Let’s face it Jesus Christ walked, talked and breathed the supernatural. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mary’s womb. He was a sinless human being. Jesus came speaking and demonstrating a whole new side to God’s kingdom no human being had ever seen before. Once, on being asked ...
Read More »How Should Christians Respond to Sinners?
“Go tell that long tongue liar, go tell that midnight rider, tell the rambler, the gambler and the back biter, tell them that God’s going to cut you down.” –Johnny Cash How should Christians talk to sinners, be they drug addicts, homosexuals, thieves, rapists, compulsive gamblers, alcoholics, sex addicts or ...
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