Pastor's Blog
Things that I think about and find interesting enough to share.
I entered into ministry in the midst of a miraculous show of God’s power proving to me that God can work with and through me in-spite of me. I had no great vision; no country to conquer, no nation to subdue, just a burden and a deep desire to serve the Lord who saved me … Read more
“Where is Sarah your wife?” asked the angelic visitors to Abraham in Genesis chapter 18. “Zacchaeus, come down” said Jesus to the short man perched in the tree. Not a hair will fall from our head without it being brought to the attention of God, the creator of heavens and earth, because it is important … Read more
When we don’t think too highly of something in my state, we say in our language “It is all mathematics”. I remember asking a friend about how the new lead guitarist in his band was. He was not very impressed and answered promptly in Malayalam, the native tongue, “It is all mathematics”. Earlier today, I … Read more
This question has stoked controversy among conservative Christians in recent times, but it has proved to be of little interest to theistic evolutionists (those who accept evolution as God’s mechanism in creation) and those rejecting Genesis as God’s inerrant Word. The debate has been primarily between young- and old-earth creationists, who believe that God literally … Read more
Throughout history most Christians have believed in “the souls of men and beasts,” to take an expression from Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Animals and humans are composed of an immaterial entity—a soul—and a body. The main biblical emphasis is on the functional, holistic unity of a human being. But this unity includes a dualist distinction of … Read more