Colby's Blog – January 2013 Archive (5)

What is Hinduism? One of the world's oldest religions with a pantheon of gods, colorful festivals and nearly 1 billion adherents.  But that's not all. "Hinduism is an odd religion. It works very well as a way of life but no longer works as a faith. It's too old, too corrupt, has moved too far from its raison d'être. For the educated urban Indian, Hinduism is a cultural rather than religious identity. ... But there…

Jesus calls out to us--his lost. There’s no better time than now to pause for a moment and ask ourselves, “Am I headed in the right direction in my life? Does Christ live in me? Am I dead to sin or dead in it?”

Sin is not well understood. It is one of those words that is thrown around a lot in Christian circles. Sometimes it is even hurled…

Don’t be afraid. Have faith. God loves you!

Now, I know we all claim to believe this stuff, but how many of us really believe in our heart of hearts that it’s God’s greatest desire to give each of us the kingdom? (Luke 12:32)  How many of us really believe that God knows, loves and cares about each of us individually, intimately, and…

The Holy Scriptures include four Gospels.  Each, written by a different author, is an account of the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ.  In many respects and to a large extent, they relate the same chronology and set of facts about Jesus' earthly ministry.  Each confirms that Jesus is the Christ or Messiah, pointing to his resurrection as the ultimate proof that he's the Son of God.…

        Etched on the minds of many Christians (myself included) are these compelling words of Lord Jesus: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6).  

        I'd like to focus on one of these words: life.  Jesus says he is "the life."  He's talking about the…