Words made fresh ; A look at the real Jesus, Judas, and how religion has shaped historyRich Barlow
Of course Jesus did what God had commanded His namesake to do (Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua or Yeshua) Josh 1:5“There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsa...
Jesussaid,“Father,forgivethem,fortheydo notknowwhattheyaredoing.” Luke23:34 PREFACE Sincethefirsteditionofthisbookwaspublished,Ihaveministeredinevery continent.Ihavefoundthattheprinciplesthisbookcontainsarelife transformingtoeverypeoplegroupontheplanet.Thereisnoonethatdoes ...
Casting Crowns founder Mark Hall was not looking for a record deal, but rather, just wanted to get the message of their music into the hands of the youth wherever they played. Mark Miller was instrumental in helping Hall and Casting Crowns by signing them to Mark Miller's own record label...
We can make way for the coming of the goodness of Jesus in 2020, just like Moses and Isaiah and John did in their time. To be a successful advent prophet is to be a calm, and faithful messenger of the arrival of Jesus. I see at least four habits of advent prophets in scripture....
Did you know that in over two dozen encounters recorded in the Gospels, Jesus allowed people to walk away from following him? He didn’t chase after them once they made their decision to not believe his teachings. The Bible offers insights on ways to properly deal with difficult people in ...
LORD or YHVH? Jesus or Yeshua? Sunday or Sabbath? Church or Synagogue? Gentile or Israel? Clean or Unclean? Law or Grace? 2000 years after the Messiah, wherever we live, whether it's Sri Lanka or any other part of the world, all of us require to learn ho
It was the first time I saw 'Home Sweet Home,' and watching the part of doing the piano, it made me realize that I could take what I did know about piano and focus it into something simple, but very serious," Rose recalled during November Rain: Makin' F@*!ing Videos [via Appetite...
So based on this story about Judas, here are the takeaways. If you really want to forgive yourself, don't do so too easily. But don't let your insistence on being perfect inflate the significance of your sin. Dare to believe the words of Jesus about God's willingness to forgive a br...
We do not have to agree politically to love people. It’s asinine to remotely suggest that we do. Jesus broke bread and washed the feet of the very man He knew was going to betray Him. He loved Judas still. He died for him too. For all of us. Even those we think He shouldn’t...