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Why Wait?

Why Wait?

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus told his disciples: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised."

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We all know about the great commission given by Jesus to his disciples, in which he directs them with taking the gospel to the world. He explained that they were to be his witnesses, working alongside him in his ongoing ministry “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). But before ascending to heaven, he told his disciples: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about” (Acts 1:4).

But why wait? Why not tell them to get on with it?

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Mother's Day

Mother's Day

The love of a mother for a child is about as close to unconditional love that we humans can achieve. It is also a beautiful reflection of God's unconditional love for us.

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I have seen many different portrayals of mothers on Family sitcoms over the years. I remember the “perfect” mom played by June Cleaver in Leave it to Beaver. Then there’s Claire Huxtable, the “have-it-all” mom from the The Cosby Show. Even today, there’s the everyday mom, Debra Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond.

Television scriptwriters know that if you want a successful family sitcom, the mom had better play a prominent role. And we can find the same thing in the Bible.

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Emotional Terrorism

Emotional Terrorism

Last month, we watched anxiously as law enforcement and homeland security desperately sought the two young suspects in the Boston Marathon attacks.

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Last month, we watched anxiously as law enforcement and homeland security desperately sought the two young suspects in the Boston Marathon attacks.

The people of Boston experienced – for a few days – what so many around the world have come to accept as a way of life. Young people in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan are growing up never knowing a single day of peace or security.

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Walking in Circles

Walking in Circles

For some reason, when people can't see their goal, they cannot walk in a straight line.

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Want to try something interesting? Take a friend to an open space, blindfold them and instruct them to walk as far as they can in a straight line. You’ll be surprised to see what happens. For some reason, when people can’t see their goal, they cannot walk in a straight line. And it’s not just when blindfolded. When it is cloudy and visibility is low the same phenomenon occurs; people slip into walking in circles, and sometimes they end up right back where they started.

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Einstein

Einstein

As we continue to probe deeper into the nature of the physical world we are confronted with facts and phenomena that defy common sense.

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I think it was Mark Twain who said, “Faith is believing what you know ain't so."

We who believe in God are often criticized by atheists and agnostics for believing things that common sense tells us just “ain’t so.” Reality is reflected in what you can prove to be true, not in nebulous ideas that logically don’t add up: For example, the idea that God is three persons in one.

That used to be so, but beginning with Albert Einstein, scientists have gotten used to the idea that they must accept a reality of things that common sense tells them “ain’t so.”

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Superlative Water

Superlative Water

When we become physically thirsty, water satisfies us, but we are more than just physical creatures. As the physical body needs water to continue living, so does the spirit.

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Bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar business. The average consumption of bottled water in the US averages 30 gallons per-person per-year. My local supermarket offers at least 12 varieties, each promising to be superior to the others, although most would argue that none of them are any better than plain old tap water. That might be true, but I wouldn’t know – I’m not an expert on water.

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Do We Teach Universalism?

Some who criticize Trinitarian theology claim that it teaches universalism—the belief that everyone will be saved, regardless of whether they are good or bad, repentant or unrepentant, accepting or rejecting Jesus, and, consequently, there is no such thing as hell.

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East From West

East From West

For some reason, unconditional love and forgiveness often seems “too good to be true.”

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God tells us that, through Jesus, he has removed the penalty of sin. But we find this hard to accept at face value.  We hear that our sins are forgiven, but we feel the need to add a conditional “if.” We also understand that God’s love for us is unconditional, and yet we still think there is a “but.” For some reason, unconditional love and forgiveness seem “too good to be true.”

Even in Old Testament times, some were able to glimpse into the fullness of God’s desire to forgive and forget. In Psalm 103, verses 11 and 12, David wrote:

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Letter from Dr Joseph Tkach - April 2013

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April 1, 2013

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One of the most dramatic changes Jesus made, as he taught his disciples about their relationship with God, was to transform the way they prayed. Their leaders had set an example of heavily structured prayer, conducted with much ceremony and with emphasis on an outward show of piety.

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Easter

Easter

Good Friday and Easter set themselves as pivotal dates on the Christian calendar. As Christians, all that we hope and believe hinge upon the events commemorated on these days.

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Good Friday and Easter set themselves as pivotal dates on the Christian calendar. I say “pivotal” because all that we–as Christians–hope and believe hinge upon the events commemorated on these days.

But then, does it seem strange that we don’t know exactly when they happened?

I know that many people put great emphasis on getting the details of Jesus arrest, trial, death and resurrection correct. We know that they happened between the years 30 to 33 AD, but it is impossible to pin down, beyond all doubt, the exact year.

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