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Will oneness be achieved by God’s Almighty power to control everything? Anyone who has had conversation with Christians probably has heard them say, “God is in control.”  In this saying, the Christian is expressing faith in God’s almighty power.  To them, regardless of how awful something might seem to be, God has the power to […]

When Jesus said, on this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:18), he knew that some members of the Church would start off with weak faith and, in time with spiritual nourishment, grow to become strong in faith as well as every other vital characteristic, including hope, love, knowledge, and wisdom – not in any […]

Immature Christians are much like immature children, who exhibit many beautiful characteristics, but they are still children and not ready for the responsibilities of adulthood. What does God think about immature Christians?  As I wrote in the previous blog, God the Father loves all of His children and realizes that those who are new in […]

Christian is a name given to ancient disciples – or followers – of Jesus Christ.  Acts 11:26, the first use of the name in the New Testament, states that The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. Obviously, the followers of Jesus have come in all forms and stages since he called the first disciples: […]

The book Echo of Jesus’ Prayer – in the Church challenges the modern Church to consider and respond to Jesus’ prayer for oneness in John 17:20-23.  In the February 2020 Blog, I asked if it were possible for Christians to believe the same.  Common belief is an important ingredient to oneness, but is that all […]

Take a look at the photographs below and consider the two men.  Besides their skin color, are there any other differences? Yes, one is wearing glasses and the other is more dressed up.  But otherwise how do these two men differ? In many places, including in the United States of America, these two men might […]

How does Jesus Christ view a ‘vile and contemptible race’?* Most people know that Jesus of Nazareth was a Jewish man.  Sometimes it seems that people like to forget that aspect of Him.  I won’t mention any names, but through the centuries, some of those who have loudly professed Jesus as their Lord and Savior […]

Did God Put a Curse on Africans and their descendants including African Americans? No doubt, you are aware of the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, but did you know that Moses’ wife was dark skinned?  Zipporah was her name, a resident of Midian territory, but Numbers 12: 1 says […]

Where Did the Concept of Race Come from? Race is such a hot topic in the USA and several other countries today.  Where did the concept of race come from?  Some think that the worldview of three races: white, yellow, and black stems from passages in the book of Genesis and elsewhere in the Bible.  […]

Dietrich Bonhoeffer got it! When will the American Church? Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Christian leader and minister known for his resistance to Adolph Hitler’s control over the German Evangelical Church during WWII, experienced a revolution in his thought when at 24, while studying at Union Theological Seminary, he attended with black fellow student Frank Fisher a black […]