God Is Jesus
In the original Hebrew text, Jesus is instead rendered as Yeshua, a name that is derived from the Hebrew verb, yasha, which means “to save.”
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There is one father all of us can look up to who is neither fictional nor flawed. Our Father in Heaven is the ultimate example of a good father.
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Christ’s resurrection power rebuilds what was torn down, reforms what was destroyed, and revives what was dead.
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God is who he is. Nothing we do can affect that. We cannot change one iota of God’s character or attributes.
Continue ReadingAdvent: December 25
As we consider again the dark side themes in the Christmas story, these two verses link two more themes we may not think about as part of Christmas, infertility and out-of-wedlock pregnancy.
Continue ReadingAdvent: December 24
Have you ever thought about Mary’s story? I mean, really thought about it? A teenage girl comes home and tells her parents that she’s pregnant, but it wasn’t her boyfriend. In fact, it wasn’t anyone – except God. How did her parents respond? How did her boyfriend respond? Did they or any of her friends and neighbours really believe her? Would you believe such a story if you heard it today in 2020?
Continue ReadingAdvent: December 23
As I walked back to my car, I had joy in my heart and a bounce to my step despite the two hours of basketball I had just played. It was the Christmas season, which is a great time to share the Gospel here in Japan due to its commercialized presence, and a couple guys at the middle school gym we played at had asked about Christmas in the USA.
Continue ReadingAdvent: December 22
In my life, Christmas and the entire Advent season, along with Easter – the entire season of Lent and Holy Week – have been like two brilliantly shining stars, radiating God’s love and faithfulness. This is exactly what the songwriter teaches us here in Psalm 89.
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