Even in largely false religious systems, there exists some redemptive quality. Notice I didn’t say, “redeeming,” which would imply that people can be redeemed through a defective dogma, apart from Jesus. Is Jesus the only way to God? A definite yes! But there’s a difference between different ways to God and different ways God …
The Culture Clue
Through what he made directly in creation, God leaves clues about his power. But he doesn’t stop there. He continues to cultivate in us an awareness of his person through the things he creates indirectly, i.e. through people as demonstrated in human culture––art, community, science, traditions, mores, and more. “The human race as a whole …
Love’s Lure
Sharing the hope of a better future may be a more effective way to nudge people toward Jesus than threatening them with the prospect of judgment. Fear of hell may work for some, but the message of hope of heaven, to say nothing of a better future here on earth, is more likely to connect …
Somebody’s Watching
“... even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them. ” — ROMANS 2:14-16 God coyly installs invitations inside every person in the form of …
The Stars Speak
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the …
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