We were out as a family at a church movie night. The pastor was offering a free ice cream cone to the kid who answered his question correctly. It was based on Romans 12:2: “How does a person renew his or her mind?” Of course, the hands went up including my 12-year-old daughter’s and 17-year-old […]
Has God Forgotten Us (Me)?
April 7, 2011 by
I was going to a rock concert at the Oakland Coliseum. We wanted to get there early for a good spot in line. So we were leaving at 9:00 p.m. We would stand in line all night until the next morning when the gates opened. I was waiting at home for my friends to pick […]
Theories of the Resurrection
April 5, 2011 by
Christ’s Resurrection and The Swoon Theory Christ’s Resurrection and The Theft Theory Christ’s Resurrection and The Hallucination Theory
Christ’s Resurrection and The Hallucination Theory
April 5, 2011 by
In this third of a series, Pastor Mike points out why “The Hallucination Theory,” used to explain away the resurrection of Christ, is wrong. The Hallucination Theory suggests that Jesus didn’t really rise from the dead. His followers were only seeing hallucinations of Him. (If you can’t see this video, click here.) You might also […]
Christ’s Resurrection and The Theft Theory
April 5, 2011 by
In this second of a series, Pastor Mike points out why “The Theft Theory,” used to explain away the resurrection of Christ, is wrong. The Theft Theory (versus The Swoon Theory) doesn’t deal with whether or not Jesus died. Thats a given. The Theft Theory simply states Jesus’ body was stolen. Someone took it and […]
Christ’s Resurrection and The Swoon Theory
April 5, 2011 by
In this first of a series, Pastor Mike points out why “The Swoon Theory,” used to explain away the resurrection of Christ, is wrong. The Swoon Theory suggests that Jesus was revived in the tomb and recovered from His wounds. He didnt actually rise from the dead since He didnt really die in the first […]
Recognizing the Risen Christ
April 5, 2011 by
Last Sayings of Jesus from the Cross (Part 1-7)
April 5, 2011 by
Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 1) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 2) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 3) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 4) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 5) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 6) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 7)
The Devil Next Door
March 30, 2011 by
He was big. He was mean. He was my next door neighbor. I was going to Bible school at the time ~ discipleship training school to be exact (DTS). I lived with 9 other guys in a 2 story, 4 bedroom house in the Bay Area (San Francisco). We were all learning how to follow […]
Burden Bearer – Part 2
March 28, 2011 by
(The second in a series. For Part 1: click here.) “[The Roman soldiers] pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene . . . to bear [Jesus’] cross.” (Mark 15:21) Simon encounters Christ. Wow. And he’s come along way for this unforeseen meeting – from as far as Cyrene – a […]
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