Knowing the Christ of Christmas
Hard to believe, but we have already reached the last month of the 2010 calendar year. This means that the Christmas season is upon us where we will remember and reflect on the first coming of the Christ-child. There will be Christmas carols sung, Christmas plays performed, nativity scenes recreated, and sermons preached on the Savior’s birth. All this activity is good and wonderful and … Continue reading Knowing the Christ of Christmas
Roughriders blow it again
Last night felt like Déjà vu for me. For the second straight year, my Saskatchewan Roughriders were in the Grey Cup, for the second straight year they faced the Montreal Alouettes, for the second straight year they lost in heartbreaking fashion, and for the second straight year Montreal quarterback Anthony Calvillo gave glory to God at the end of the game (which I am thrilled … Continue reading Roughriders blow it again
Is it possible to “receive Christ” and not have Him for what He is?
“What does faith receive in order to be justifying faith? The answer, of course, is that faith receives Jesus. “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). “To all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). Faith saves because it receives Jesus. But we must make clear what … Continue reading Is it possible to “receive Christ” and not have Him for what He is?
Shepherd the Flock 