Oct 12 2012
What is Truth?
John 18:33-38
The Bourne Identity must go down as one of the most exciting movies of the last two decades. Jason Bourne (played by Matt Damon) is a CIA agent who is found shot and unconscious in Italy. He recovers but has lost his memory and has no idea who he is. He discovers he speaks a number of languages and has unusual combat skills. He also realizes that people are out to kill him. The entire movie is about his fight to survive while he does his best to work out who he is and why he has these unusual abilities.
Now this is a great story for a movie, but when a story like this becomes reality it’s kind of weird. Yet there is a sense in which it is reality. The fact is that most people in this world are just like Jason Bourne; they are in survival mode but don’t have a clue who they are or why they exist. More
Feb 8 2015
The Source of Identity
Colossians 3:1-4, 11 Paul considers believers to be in Christ
In the town of Stepanavan in Armenia is a woman known as Palasan’s wife. She has her own name of course, but the town’s people call her by her husband’s name to show her honour. When the devastating 1988 earthquake struck Armenia Palasan was at work. He rushed to the school where his son was a student. The facade was crumbling but he entered and began pushing children to safety. After he had helped 28 children an aftershock hit that collapsed the building on top of him and killed him. So the people of the town remember him and honour his widow by calling her Palasan’s wife.
Sometimes a person’s greatest honour is not who he or she is, but to whom he or she is related. Likewise it is the highest honour to be called a disciple of Christ for he laid down his life for all people everywhere. More