Children Under the Bridge Song
Good morning to all of you who support Children Under the Bridge. Here is a video for you to enjoy. As you know, this wonderful lady and her young son are the real power behind our efforts with the street kids. She is so dedicated to them. She sent me this Christmas wish and I…
Randy Alcorn, eternal perspectives, and a biblical Christmas
In the latest edition of eternal perspectives (Fall/Winter 2017), Randy Alcorn writes two articles. The first is “Answering Claims That The Bible Contains Errors.” The second is titled, “A Light Has Dawned: Reflections at Christmastime on the Light of Jesus.” Alcorn’s first article takes the standard conservative approach to the biblical text, claiming “if we…
The Unremarkable
And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 NASB Gave birth – Christendom celebrates the birth of the Savior. Churches will rejoice that Jesus was born. But all this festive display…
In Its Cultural Context
Praise Him, highest heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens! Psalm 148:4 NASB Above – Most of the people of Western world and those that have been influenced by the Western world as far away as China are preparing for Christmas. What almost none of these people are considering is the cultural context of…
The Universal Christ
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, Matthew 2:1 ESV “Jesus is just alright with me” Born – Now it seems unremarkable when we assert that Yeshua (“Jesus”) was Jewish. What could be more obvious? Born in…
The Reason For The Season
Every year I receive comments about the same controversy – Christmas. In spite of all the tradition associated with the “birth of Jesus,” Christmas was originally a very pagan holiday. The Romans celebrated it as Saturnalia, a week of lawless disorder in efforts to appease the gods, culminating in the death of an innocent victim. …
Whoa!
Today I had the honor and pleasure of accompanying my friend, Anthony Hodge, while we took food to many elderly and sick people in his home town. Anthony is the sole force behind Finding the Lost Sheep. His is a story of God’s direct hand of intervention in a life going down the drain. I…
The Reason for the Season
And the shepherds were in the same country, living in the fields, and keeping guard over their flocks by night Luke 2:8 Living In The Fields – By now you probably realize that Christmas has nothing to do with the birth of the Messiah. There are plenty of textual clues indicating that Yeshua could not…
Little Lord Jesus: A short story
“Isn’t it just adorable?” It was one of those questions like “When did you stop beating your wife?” I was trapped into the expected response. “Yeah.” Half-hearted but acceptable. My wife gave me a sort of “what’s the matter with you” look but let it pass. After all, I made it to the children’s Christmas…
