Caution is required when we are satisfied in discovering knowledge of ourselves and our world, that we are learning “truth”, and reject Jesus as the way, the only way. In this category are people who come to church once in a while but refuse to commit and prefer to visit…
The wrong kind of worship is when we say the worship is wrong. Jesus found there were people abusing the worship venue for personal gain, he decided that was wrong worship. (Matthew 21:12-17) The Samaritan woman followed traditions and to worship at one place, where “worship” is carried out at…
Religion and science don’t mix, or very rarely could one observation been made on equal footing from both. One argument is that science discovers, and affirms, facts, and by derivation, truth. When science hit on the new discover of quantum physics, it carried out extensive testing and reviewing to affirm…
There is a little bit of “herd” mentality amongst many of us. And some show more of this than others; while some do not exhibit such characteristics at all. In any case, there is a tendency for many of us to evaluate our own behaviour against others, or against what…
Morality is one that can be difficult to discuss – there is always specific conditions to take into account, and each has their own ways of dealing with moral issues, and that each might have different moral “standard” or “principles”. What is interesting is when one refuses to be “found”…
There is a passage in Matthew 25 where Jesus was recorded as saying whatever you do to others, you do that in my name. The two critical points are whatever, and in the name of Jesus. It’s one thing to say we have direct access to God, it’s quite another…
Moon rocks, that is, rocks from moon. These are geological matters from the earth’s moon that were propelled from the moon into the earth’s atmosphere, and did not evaporate due to heat and crashed to the ground on earth. To find out more, see this page from NASA about lunar…
Following on the blog about people who don’t want to be “found” by God, some other people want to have both – to be found, without having the baggage that comes with “being found”. Luke has a somewhat disturbing account of the teaching of Jesus in chapter 14:25-27. In essence,…
Somebody insisted that he did not appreciate being told the right way to go; it was rather snobby, distasteful and presumptious to tell someone they were “lost”. If we were at a worship service where a talk, a sermon, or a sharing was given, where there is something I wished…
Light of light, we humbly pray, Shine upon your world today. It’s a struggle to think of a group of people who dislike light and prefer darkness. There must be some, but perhaps very rare. To use light to mean something good, and darkness as something bad, might not be…
When someone is in pain, a person coming along to listen and “share the burden” of the pain can be really helpful for the one suffering. To help with the pain, focussing on better days can also be useful to not focus on the pain. The hope in Jesus surpasses…
We can spend much of our life thinking we are on the right track, pursueing something, taking care of the young ones and those in need, but yet we are actually quite “lost”. That might mean we are comfortable or content, but we are heading the wrong way. While crossing…
