Now That He Is Risen…

We Have An Advocate in Heaven “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father–Jesus Christ, the Righteous One” (I John 2:1 NIV). We do not need human priests for we have a divine...

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

Part 3 of 3   The Devil  Tells  The  Truth, Sometimes Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,  The apostle Paul warns us how nonbelievers consistently stand the truth on its head. As the prophet Isaiah said (5:20) “Woe to...

My Lord and My God

  Easter is life and death facing one another in mortal combat; And life won. “And Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God.” (John 20:28) Thomas has been called “doubting Thomas” because of his initial reluctance to believe...

Caiphas, The Accidental Prophet

Providence Is an Invisible Hand “He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation.”  (John 11: 51, NIV) Even after seeing the miracle of Lazarus restored to life, the high priest Caiaphas refused to...

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

  It would be a better world if liars pants did catch on fire. Part 2 0f 3 For instance, drunken liars are rare but people who always tell the truth are rarer still. Lying has become so woven into the fabric of our society that any serious conversation you  read or...