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
Sep 28 2013
Solomon’s Wives & Their Religions
1 Kings 11:1-12 Solomon’s wives were attached to other religions
The powerful kingdom established by David and expanded by Solomon was ripped in two when Solomon opened the door to numerous religions as he went about marrying foreign woman. Different religions in the palace – is that a problem? Well, you’ve probably seen it in other homes before; the husband believes one thing, the wife another, so what will their children believe? There are two common reactions: they accept both religions as equal, or reject both as being false. So what were the chances that a child of Solomon would continue to worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as the one true God when his mother worshipped Molech the god of the Ammonites? How was Israel’s worship going to remain dedicated and pure? This is why the God of Abraham stopped Israel marrying foreigners. But Solomon compromised, the religions of the world flooded in and God’s judgement fell on Israel. The great kingdom of David and Solomon never recovered. More