A Warm Welcome to Keon Lindsey Keon shares his Biblically based reasons for believing in Jesus. Why I believe in Jesus I’m not a blind faith type of person. Thankfully, God does not require that and has provided lots of evidence and reasons to believe. These things got my attention and led me to decide to believe in Jesus. What were they? Exposure to God’s Word – My mother took me to church and listened to Christian radio where I heard Bible teaching. As a boy, sometimes I paid attention and sometimes not. However, I distinctly remember becoming interested in the Bible after hearing about fulfilled prophecy that was documented in history. I liked history and realized God was involved with it. Creation – I’ve always been interested in science and the world around us. In high school I learned about evolution and wondered how it could have happened if the Bible said “God created”? Thankfully, the Lord had prepared a series of radio talks from scientists and Bible teachers to answer ...
Looking out the Window: Tracy Wainwright Talks about Her New Book, Hearing Whispers and Shares an Inspirational Post
A Warm Welcome to Tracy Wainwright Hi, Tracy, thanks for sharing your post about love with us. Love Is the Greatest Thing. When thinking about the question why did Jesus tell us to love one another, the answer seems obvious, yet complex. Few of us take the time to pause and consider the fact that God made us in His image. That each one of us is a Lord image-bearer. How astounding. When we survey creation, we observe God’s endless creativity and variety, even in humans. Yet, we recognize we are made different. Unique. Not just from one another, but from all the rest of creation. The greatest aspect of being human is our capacity to love. Since God is love, this makes sense. The triune Lord is love and emanates love. This easily explains our need for and ability to love others. However, ever since the fall, we’ve tended to give into selfishness, envy, and manipulation instead of selfless love. God knows that love is the best thing for us. To give and receive love fills ...