All posts tagged jesus christ
Empty promises
by Ken Maher “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared” (Luke 24:1). So begins the most wonderful story ever told. Sometimes, because we know what happens next, we are…
Meditating on the Passion of Christ
by Martin Luther (translation by Paul T. McCain) When we meditate on the Passion of Christ the right way, we see Christ and are terrified at the sight. Our conscience sinks in despair. This feeling of terror needs to happen so that we fully realize…
German pastor in LCC partner church honoured for work among Iranian converts
GERMANY – German Christian magazine ideaSpektrum has named Rev. Dr. Gottfried Martens “Pastor of the Year” for 2012, an honour given in recognition of his work over the past five years caring for Iranian converts to Christianity. The growing number of Iranian converts to Christianity…
The One True God versus everything else
by Peggy Pedersen “These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own…There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions.” – G.K. Chesterton Recently I had a conversation with some…
The end and the beginning of Easter
by Peggy Pedersen “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die (John 11:25-26). Do you believe this?” The thing about death is the regrets….
We value grace
by David Bode In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls His disciples to set their eyes on things above rather than things below: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasure on earth,” He cautions, “but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19,20…
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