Lent/Easter Resurrection! From Death to Life D Fevig, March 25, 2024April 9, 2024 The Christian faith depends on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:16-19, “For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those… Continue Reading
Lent/Easter Palm Sunday to Good Friday: the Crowds D Fevig, March 25, 2024April 9, 2024 We hear it all the time. Here’s how the story goes: The same crowd who welcomed Jesus into the city on Palm Sunday with palm fronds and expressions of worship, turned on him at his trial only five days later on Good Friday”. This shows how fickle human nature is…. Continue Reading
Lent/Easter The Death of Jesus – Why Crucifixion? D Fevig, March 25, 2024April 9, 2024 Many ancient cultures practiced crucifixion, and some modern ones, including Japan, as recently as the 1800s. There were reports of the Islamic State (ISIS) practicing it even in the last 10-15 years. The Romans adopted crucifixion from the Carthaginians in North Africa during the Punic wars of the 200s BC…. Continue Reading
Theology A Better Kind of Death D Fevig, March 2, 2024April 13, 2024 We all die. A cheerless way to start an article, isn’t it? As Benjamin Franklin reportedly said, “… in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Christians attribute death in the world to our first parents, Adam and Eve. God told Adam that if… Continue Reading
Culture If The World Hates You: Persecution D Fevig, October 25, 2023April 9, 2024 “More Christians died for their faith in the 20th century than in the previous 19 centuries of Christian history combined”. George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center. This trend continues unabated into the 21st century. The worst persecution of believers is occurring in countries where Islam or Communism dominates their… Continue Reading
Culture Mother Nature? We’re The Parents Here D Fevig, August 2, 2023April 9, 2024 We often watch weather reports on our local TV station. In nearly every broadcast, the meteorologist uses the term “Mother Nature”. The context in which they say this implies that this mysterious “mother” force gives birth to and controls the weather. I’m sure they don’t really mean this, being scientists,… Continue Reading
Devotional Thought Life: A Matter of the Heart D Fevig, June 24, 2023April 9, 2024 The human brain is one of the true wonders of God’s creation. Infinitely more complex than computers or modern attempts at artificial intelligence, it stores memories and facts that can be recalled in sometimes random and mysterious ways. Our minds are active day and night (through dreams) and we can’t… Continue Reading
Devotional How To Be God’s Friend D Fevig, April 27, 2023April 9, 2024 In the Old Testament Scriptures, one man stands out as “a friend of God”. Isaiah writes in 41:8, “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend…”. 2 Chronicles 20:7 also refers to Abraham as God’s friend. And in the New Testament, James… Continue Reading
Devotional Only One Thing is Needed D Fevig, April 4, 2023April 9, 2024 We live in a very busy world. Life in the fast lane! In earlier times life was much simpler for most people. It was more complicated in one sense: they had to work harder for the basics in life, without the modern conveniences that we enjoy. But for the most… Continue Reading
Culture Asbury Again: Times of Refreshing D Fevig, March 1, 2023April 9, 2024 “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord”. Peter, in Acts 3:19 Asbury Livestream We recently watched a livestream of the last “official” revival meeting at Asbury University, where student-led worship and prayer had been… Continue Reading