Lydia came to faith in Jesus Christ when she heard the Gospel preached by Paul, and the Lord opened her heart. She did not come to believe by doubling down on doubt. Zaccheus came to faith in Jesus Christ when the Nazarene invited the vertically-challenged tax collector to clamber down the sycamore and let the … Continue reading Faith, not doubt, opens hearts and homes
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When Jesus was crucified, there was darkness over the whole land for three hours. We know what it’s like when the power goes out, don’t we? But even when we had no power a few weeks ago because of the ice storm, we could see during the day. The “light” was still on. But at … Continue reading The dark day had to come first
I’ll be honest, most Christian-message movies make me cringe. I get “embarrassed chills” as my kids like to say, at the bad acting. I sigh at the limp writing, and struggle with the Captain Obvious plot. But there are exceptions, and I would add “God’s Not Dead,” the surprising hit to the short list of … Continue reading God is not dead
Kyle Idleman tells the story about the time his family house-sat for friends who were out of town. It was miserably hot and they were excited about using the above-ground pool their friends owned. On the second morning, however, the water level in the pool seemed a little lower. So Kyle put on his son’s … Continue reading On this day the church could have died
How do you prepare for church on Sundays? I don’t mean laying your clothes out the night before, or making sure you have your Bible. I used to prepare on Sunday morning as a child by watching the cartoon, “Davey and Goliath.” Anybody old enough to remember that? I would sit on the sofa with … Continue reading How we should prepare for church
Every now and then you hear something that just makes you smile. And that makes you remember that most people really do want to be challenged to do the things that are important. I read an article recently that I want to share in this space with you: Julie and Bob Clark were stunned to … Continue reading No more Mr. Nice Church
J. Mark Fox 