Mark 1:15

Missed a few posts in the last five months? Here’s a summary of the kingdom theme in Genesis 1–25 so you can catch up.…

Download a good commentary on the Gospel of Mark, free. Free book of the month from Logos for September 2017 is David Garland’s commentary on Mark. It’s an Application Commentary on the NIV translation (NIVAC). For each passage, it gives you the original meaning, the bridging context to our time,...…

Evangelism gets a lot of bad press these days. Proselytizing or “trying to convert people” is seen very negatively in our culture. So should we keep sharing the gospel message? Why not just be good people doing good things in the world and leave it at that? We are here to help people get to …

Religion vs relationship with Jesus Christ. What are the differences between religion and relationship with Jesus Christ ? Can religion save ?…

Change is not something we can make happen in our own strength. True repentance opens the door for forgiveness.…

If there is an aspect of the kingdom that divides opinion, it is the question of when. Some (e.g. dispensationalists) have a strong commitment to a future kingdom (e.g. the millennium). Others perc……

Yesterday, a routine flight from London (UK) to Dusseldorf (Germany) landed without incident, until the passengers heard the pilot’s voice, “Welcome to Edinburgh.” Scotland? Yep. They’d landed in t……

In Dead Poets Society, one of my most favorite films of the deceased American actor Robin Williams, Williams plays the unconventional professor John Keating. Keating delivers the words, “Carp……

If I made the kingdom of God the centre of my thought and activity as Jesus did, where does it lead me? As I began this journey seven years ago, I wondered out loud, “Would seeking the kingdom make……

This year’s Ash Wednesday coincides with Valentine’s Day. This may sow some confusion to those who observe Valentine’s day every year. Which one do we observe? Or can we celebrate the two together?……