Ministry > Robert M. Solomon
Mary’s Little Lamb
Jesus was born among the lambs.
Was the venue of Jesus’ birth merely the result of circumstances? I do not think so. We can strongly sense that God the Son chose where He wanted to be born on earth. Instead of choosing some plush royal…
The Word Became Flesh
The astounding truth that the unseen and divine Word became visible and human flesh dawned on the first Christians as they tried to make sense of the Jesus they had been with (John 1:12). They heard Him, saw Him, touched Him, and were convinced that He was the “Word…
Lifespans and Plumb Lines
We read in the Bible that before the great flood, people lived amazingly long lives.…
We Must Decrease
Dying Well
From time to time, we hear of how someone died suddenly, but peacefully, in their sleep. When many of us hear about such good deaths; we might secretly hope that…
Illusion of a Future
Time is said to march on relentlessly and we are pushed further into the future, whether we like it or not. Each year brings us closer to our own end, our own death. Nevertheless this is not the kind…
A Sleepwalking Kind of Faith
Ambulatory parasomnia is the big umbrella word for the phenomenon of sleepwalking, a condition that is difficult to understand, and yet occurs fairly frequently. It is said to affect between 4 and 10 percent of the population.
Scientists have…
What’s Wrong with the World?
“What’s wrong with the world?” That was the question a British newspaper, The Times, invited various writers to answer in 1908. The shortest and most striking reply came from a renowned Christian thinker and writer:
Dear Sirs,
I am.
Sincerely yours,
G. K. Chesterton
In public discussions, various diagnoses about our world…
Be Still But Go
Early in my Christian life, I encountered a conundrum that I…
Are You Running Away from God?
Have you noticed how people tend to leave the front pews empty in church? People have different reasons…
Who Is Watching?
The hypocrites performed their religious duties before an audience of human spectators. They ignored the audience that really…
Armour of God
Paul must have looked at his Roman guards and used their military armour to explain the spiritual armour he had in mind. He also mentions the pieces of armour in the order a soldier would put them on. The point…
A Life of Faith and Goodness
Paul reminded Timothy that he knew all about Paul since going along on his…
The Faith
In the Pastoral Epistles, Paul repeated uses the term “the faith” (1 Timothy 1:2; 4:1, 6; 6:10, 12, 21; 2 Timothy…
How to Imitate Jesus
Imitation involves not only copying external behaviour but also replicating internal motivation. When we imitate Christ, we not only do what He did, such as praying, but also do it for the same reason. Jesus prayed because He loved His Father and those He prayed for…
