Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
1 Thessalonians 4:13 Introduction One of my interests is studying world religions. I find it fascinating how different people have addressed the big questions of life. Often when we compare the different religions, we begin by comparing and contrasting the different answers that they offer. But long before that, we should be looking at the … Read More “Grief With Hope” »
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Introduction I experienced an existential crisis in my teen years that lasted into my early twenties. The issue I faced was that despite being raised in the church, I became convinced that there was no life after death. When you are dead, you are dead. We would just cease to exist. Now … Read More “Hope in Christ” »
You may or may not be aware that there is some disagreement among New Testament scholars about how many of the letters Paul actually wrote. The “authentic” letters, that is the letters that they are most confident in are Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians and Philemon. The rest of the letters … Read More “Did Paul Write 2 Thessalonians?” »
A devotion based on 1 Thessalonians 4:14. In 1 Thessalonians, Paul is dealing with a problem that is hard for us to imagine in our modern context. Christians in the early church thought that Jesus would return within a few years, if not within a few months. When that began to stretch out into decades … Read More “Devotions: 1 Thessalonians” »
With claims a number of months ago about a predicted rapture and the hugely popular Left Behind series from a few years back, the concept of the rapture has hit the mainstream. What are we to make of the rapture? I grew up Anglican and we never talked about anything about the return of Jesus … Read More “Will There Be a Rapture?” »
