The Bible says that when we are tempted to do wrong, God will provide a way out so that we can avoid it. That is an encouraging promise, but does that really mean that every time—or just some of the time? I think it is every time—really, I do. The challenge is to be able […]
The Bible says that our being—our entity—is comprised of spirit, soul, and body. That is something to contemplate. At first glance, I’d be inclined to reverse the order, from the most tangible (body) to the least (spirit). However, considering that God—who is spirit—made us in his image, it is appropriate to list spirit first, thereby […]
We’ve had a beautiful week here in southwest Michigan, with record highs in the low 80s for the past two days. As a consequence, I’ve been hit hard with a case of spring fever. The last remaining pile of snow has melted—it was a huge pile, which only succumbed a couple of days ago—and spring […]
April Fool’s Day
Reviewed by Peter DeHaan The Other Side of Heaven is a wonderfully inspiring real-life saga that is a part love story (on two levels) and part adventure, with a touch of spirituality mixed in for a pleasing result. In the 1950s, fresh out of college, young John Groberg (Christopher Gorham) agrees to a three-year missionary […]
If we were created, as the Bible says, how did it really happen? I have heard different views on the subject: One of these is probably true—or perhaps there is a completely different understanding. It is easy to fixate on the details and lose site of the critical unifying element: that God was instrumental in […]
My prior post, “In the Beginning…”, may lead some to quip, “Well, where did God come from?” If there is the assumption that God’s existence is like that of our own, then a creation view has the same limitation as an evolution view: something had to come from nothing. However, in considering the creation account […]
Reviewed by Peter DeHaan A unique educator with the flair of the entertainer, Rob Bell, from Mars Hill Bible Church, gives a powerful and compelling discourse on the spiritual reality of man’s existence in his inspiring and awe-filled video, Everything is Spiritual. Beginning at the beginning with the Genesis narrative of creation, Bell, quickly segues […]
…Sort Of Most of the people that I talk to here in SW Michigan are anxious for winter to be over and for spring to arrive. While there is still snow on the ground, it is mostly relegated to shaded areas and snow banks, courtesy of the snowplows. Yesterday, with the temperature topping out at […]
The entry “Omni God” mentioned that, among other things, God is “omnipresent.” This means that God is present everywhere or that he exists in all places, at all times. This is a grand and awesome concept, to realize that God simultaneously exists everywhere. It is huge, immense, and at times a bit overwhelming. Sometimes this reality […]