What is the essence of Christianity?
https://thornhillbaptist.podbean.com/e/what-is-the-essence-of-christianity
Acts 10:1 – 11:16 Cornelius
Sometimes (not often) there will be an event or a flash of insight that changes forever the way we view things. This is often called a ‘paradigm shift’. My attitude toward crying babies on an airplane was very different after we had children than it was before. I feel tenderness, not annoyance, toward the babies…
Acts 9:1-31 Conversion of Saul
Chapter 9 picks up the story from the beginning of chapter 8. There Stephen has just been stoned to death by a furious mob. Saul, who was present, gave his sanction to the deed. And then we read, And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were…
Acts 8:26-40
This is a true story. It is about a man who was prompted by God to initiate a conversation with a stranger .This man really felt strongly that God wanted him to go down to the pier. ‘All right. I’m not sure why, but ok.’ He goes down to the pier, and God doesn’t ‘say’…
Mark 4:21-25
This past Tuesday I came into the office fairly early in the morning. As I walked from the door toward my office, it was dark inside. No problem. It’s a wide passage, one I’m familiar with, so I don’t feel the need to walk carefully. Only on this Tuesday, some cabinets were going to be…
Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem
O Little Town of Bethlehem is one of the many Christmas carols that contain rich theology. How easy it is to sing without thinking about what we are singing! It is a danger anytime, of course, but maybe more so at Christmas. The tunes of the carols have become such a part of the Christmas…
Mark 3:20-35
There are only three possible responses to the question of who Jesus is: Either Jesus was crazy, or he was evil, or he was – and is – the son of God. Consider Eric: Eric came from a little village to the city about a year ago. He began attending various churches from week to…
What is the core of Christianity?
A few years ago, people were introduced to the 7-Minute workout, which was a series of what they called ‘high-intensity’ exercises, things like wall squats, push-ups, running in place, etc. There were ten such exercises and you were to do these exercises back-to-back for 30 seconds, with only a 10-second break in between (hence, 7-Minutes)….