Tag Archives: Jesus

When Jesus Gave the Silent Treatment

Posted on July 4, 2026 by salooper57

And how does Jesus respond to this woman, whose heart was breaking for her little girl? He gives her the silent treatment. He heard her pleas, knew her distress, and yet walked away without saying a word. Continue reading →

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Why God Wants You to Believe in Him

Posted on June 27, 2026 by salooper57

Faith is connective. When we trust a person, we naturally connect to that person. It is by trust that humans connect to God, “whom to know,” as Jesus once said, “is eternal life.” Continue reading →

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Faith: Don’t Take It Lightly

Posted on June 20, 2026 by salooper57

People who come to Jesus are not joining a religious club or a theological society. They’re joining the Resistance. Continue reading →

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Reason to Rejoice: Jesus, Genesis 1, and John 1

Posted on June 17, 2026 by salooper57

While we were talking, some noise and commotion caught our attention, and we looked up to see about 20 Senegalese men pointing at us and shouting the same word over and over. Continue reading →

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The Interactive Story (Luke 5:27-29)

Posted on June 10, 2026 by salooper57

Life is absurd for everyone who refuses to merge his or her story into God’s story. If your storyline is not woven into his story, then all the suffering and loss – and even the happiness and success – are meaningless. Continue reading →

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Could God Be Angry With You?

Posted on June 6, 2026 by salooper57

Does [God] use punishment as an instrument of control? Do we need to hold pro-God rallies (Sunday mornings at 11:00) and offer the Almighty extravagant praise, lest his wrath burst out at us? Is God some kind of cosmic tyrant who requires constant appeasement? Continue reading →

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Good News about the Day of Judgment (2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15)

Posted on June 4, 2026 by salooper57

No one is thrown into that lake because they have sinned. If that were the case, we would all go there, since “there is no difference: for all have sinned” (Romans 3:22-23). People do not end up in hell because they have sinned, but because they do not have life. Continue reading →

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When Christ Appears (“When” Is the Wrong Question)

Posted on May 27, 2026 by salooper57

I no longer debate such things, but back then, I did. I was armed to the teeth with prooftexts, like some kind of eschatological Rambo, ready to blow holes in your rapture and millennial theories, while you ran for cover. Continue reading →

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The Church Avoids Division (Acts 15)

Posted on May 21, 2026 by salooper57

That disagreement could have divided the church and derailed the faith. But problems, when faced in appropriate ways, can lead to even more success, and the church faced this in an appropriate way. Continue reading →

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The Conversion of St. Paul (Acts 9)

Posted on May 13, 2026 by salooper57

He layers the events of our lives with meaning. He infuses them with potential. He transforms them to bring good, even when we cannot see it, even when we have no idea of what he is about to do. Continue reading →

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