If we were more aware of exceptions and acknowledged them, we wouldn’t be so prejudiced. For example, not every religious leader in the time of Jesus opposed Jesus. The men who acquired the body of Jesus after His crucifixion and buried it were religious leaders. Joseph of Arimathea, who was a member of the council […]

Romans 8:26–Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. I’ve learned that the more a person walks with God, the more they are prone to realize how little they know about life and even […]

In the Asian culture I grew up in, being shameless is a cardinal sin. For example, if I have shamed my parents by disobeying them and leaving them (a la prodigal son), then if I were to ever come back to them, they would rightly strike my cheek and say, “How could you be so […]

Matthew 17:12–But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.”    I remember as a kid growing up, we would try and catch the biggest spider and the biggest bee to make […]

One of the devil’s most insidious lies is, “If so many people do it, it couldn’t be wrong!” In a democratic society like America, this is almost a given. “The majority can’t be wrong.” And so, we feel good about following the masses. Whatever most people seem to be in, it must be okay…. This is […]

A same event could happen to two people and depending on their state of mind, they could have two opposite reactions. And this would reveal the state of their mind. I heard an old Korean tale about two twin brothers. They lived right next to each other and they each had a family of their […]

John 4:7-9-There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”  8 (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” ( For Jews […]

“God wants to bless you beyond your wildest dream! ” When you read that, did you get excited? And if you did, was it because you thought the blessing would be mainly in physical or spiritual in nature? If you thought that the “blessing” would be mainly physical in nature – promotion, health, blissful marriage, […]

2 Peter 3:1-3-This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2  that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3 knowing this first of all, […]

I just heard this marvelous quote by Martin Luther in 1518: “The love of God does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it.” I thought I made a great discovery on why God loves us when I recently read Ephesians 2:4 which says, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved […]