Peace, be still…

I find that Jesus had a very interesting reaction to storms. The interesting reaction is that He had no reaction to storms, whatsoever. Toward the storms that fazed and almost undid His disciples, He was totally blasé, as if the great windstorms weren’t a thing. I will cite two examples from the Bible: When a … Continue reading Peace, be still… →

Cain & Abel

I was considering the story of Cain and Abel recently, and the question I asked myself was: Why did God accept Abel’s offering, but not Cain’s offering? So the story goes that Cain was a farmer, and Abel was a shepherd, and in the process of time, it came to pass that both of them … Continue reading Cain & Abel →

Ezekiel 37 – valley of dry bones

I was reading Ezekiel 37 about the valley of dry bones recently, where God brought Ezekiel in the Spirit to a valley which was full of bones and asked him, “Son of man, can these bones live?”, whereupon Ezekiel wisely replied, “O Lord God, You know”. And indeed, after a few prophecies, the miraculous happened, … Continue reading Ezekiel 37 – valley of dry bones →

Predestination vs Free Will

I had a conversation with someone on the topic of predestination vs free will recently. To be honest, this isn’t a topic that I have given particular thought to previously, because of the apparently irreconcilable dichotomy between these two concepts (which therefore makes this an obvious topic for me to avoid). It seems that one … Continue reading Predestination vs Free Will →