Over the last couple of weeks I have been listening to the tunes of Tracy Chapman’s first album, “Tracy Chapman.” It took me back to 1988, driving a beat up Subaru to university during the week, and to the beach on weekends. It was a great album, with smash hits like “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” […]
Sacrificial Love
I love this quote from Tim Keller which I shared last Sunday: “Jesus is the prophet Jonah should have been. Yet, of course, he isinfinitely more than that. Jesus did not merely weep for us, he died forus. Jonah went outside the city hoping to witness its condemnation,but Jesus Christ went outside the city to […]
The Armour of God
“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” These are the words of Roger “Verbal” Clint in the movie, the Usual Suspects. This insightful line may well be an apt description of the Western World. Any talk of the devil and demons in our culture is usually relegated to […]
Three Times
Three times Peter denied Jesus on the night he was arrested. Three times the resurrected Jesus, by the Sea of Galilee, asks Peter if he loves him. Three times Peter is able to affirm that he does. Three times Jesus reinstates Peter and calls him to take care of his disciples. It’s a powerful moment […]
Who is this?
One of the most important questions any of us can ask of Jesus is “Who is this?” Not, who do I want Him to be? Nor, what can He do for me? “Who is this?” invites us to live in response to the reality of Jesus. To take a posture of humility and allow him […]