A Strong Delusion
In 1877, Percival Lowell heard that an Italian astronomer had seen straight lines crisscrossing the surface of the planet Mars. Lowell spent the rest of his years squinting into the eyepiece of his giant telescope in Arizona, mapping the channels and canals he saw. He was convinced the canals were proof of intelligent life on […]
Weak and Worthless
The Old Testament uses the term “worthless men” several times to identify vain and idolatrous individuals. They were essentially meaningless, which is about the worst description that I could think of for a human being. Weakness goes hand in hand with worthlessness. And even though you don’t find “worthless” in the New Testament, the idea […]
Is Your Heart Big Enough?
So much of what it means to live for Jesus is summed up in the word love. Among other things, love is an essential ingredient in the recipe for unity among believers. The body of Christ builds itself up “in love” (Ephesians 4:16). Love is “the bond of perfection” (Colossians 3:14). The love which binds […]
Where Jealousy and Faction Are
James 3:16 says, “For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed”. Acts 3 records the first specific miracle of Peter: Healing a lame man at the Beautiful Gate. This was not the first miracle of Peter, for earlier than this (Acts 2:43) tells that the apostles (of which Peter was […]
