As I was preparing for this last Sunday’s sermon, I ran across this article on early non-Christian source witnesses that is pretty interesting.  It outlines some of the more famous non-Christian accounts that reference Jesus as a real person along with the activities of early 1st century Christian.  Here is a separate article that gives credence to the historicity [...]
I have been thinking about what it means to be an advanced Christ Follower – that person who is what others would call “spiritually mature”. This is a person who has incorporated the 3c’s into their daily life (celebrate, connect, and contribute). But I think there is one of the “c’s” that characterizes their life [...]
Correction: Have you ever been in near-miss car accident?  Last night, Jenni and I were driving home and this cat ran out in front of us.  I saw it, but Jenni yelled “CAT!” and I jerked on the wheel and slammed on the brakes.  It wasn’t that big of a deal, but it got the adrenaline flowing [...]
The answer is yes! Â While I was studying for an upcoming sermon I came across the following website: http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.4223639/k.567/Ancient_Evidence_for_Jesus_from_NonChristian_Sources.htm I wanted to pass this along because I think there is a sense in Christianity that the bible is the only reference we have to the existence of Jesus. Â It did great things for my faith [...]