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“The one essential condition of human existence is that man should always be able to bow down before something infinitely great. If men are deprived of the infinitely great, they will not go on living and will die of despair. The Infinite and the Eternal are as essential for man as the little planet on … Continue reading The Essential Condition of Human Existence
The sermon on the mount may be the most famous teaching in all of the Bible, second maybe only to the 10 commandments. Ghandi carried the sermon on the mount with him wherever he went, believing that it was the sketch of what the perfect society would look like. Whenever a non-Christian speaks of admiring … Continue reading The Golden Rule (Sermon Transcript)
What scares you most? Heart attacks, unexpected bills, late night prowlers, ominous phone calls. Those all are scary, indeed. What lies under your bed in your childhood nightmares? Terrifying. However, I think there is a much more insidious, sneaky fear out there. Not a fear that grips us by the collar and shrieks in our … Continue reading The Slow Creep of Yawning at God
“Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God. … Continue reading Heaven is Not For Everybody
Do you remember the Kingdome in Seattle? It used to be where all of Seattle's professional teams played. In March of 2000, it was demolished to make way for Qwest field, where the Seahawks and the Sounders now play. The cool thing about the demolition was that it was an implosion; if you watch the … Continue reading You Are Not Great. And That’s Okay.
An impersonal God? Well and good. A subjective God of beauty, truth and goodness inside our own head? Better still. A formless life force surging through everyone – a vast power we can all tap? Best of all. But a living God – pulling at the other end of the cord approaching at infinite speed, … Continue reading Alone With God – C.S. Lewis
I recently preached through Judges 6:1-24 to my bible study, discussing the encounter between the judge, Gideon and the mysterious Angel of the Lord in verses 11-24. After I taught, there were a couple of people who approached me afterwards, asking for some clarification on two points that I made; I will be discussing the … Continue reading The Angel of the Lord: Jesus Christ
We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Indeed, only by myth-making, only by becoming a “sub-creator” and inventing stories, can Man aspire to the state of perfection that he … Continue reading Why Stories Were So Important to Tolkein
Marc Sims 