“New wine is poured into new wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, The old is better.” (Luke 5:38) Dear Friends – This tagline to Christ’s parable on The Patches and Wineskins provides insight into His teaching to the Apostles that while He was the “new wine” with all His great theology, they must be like the new wineskins ready, able, and strong enough to receive His new …
“They took Jesus with them in the boat… and other boats were with Him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, …
Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” (Mark 12:17) Dear Friends – Christ’s statement above kept church and state separate long before any government made that decision. Elected officials may not affect in any manner, religious belief in God, however, Christians may and should by Godly conduct, moderate and affect the positive Christian behavior of politicians no differently than any other individual …