There is an email going around the Christian Forwarders Network (I just made that up) which relates "a true story and the author, Rick Mathes, is a well-known leader in prison ministry." In a conversation with a Muslim imam, Mathes asked, "Let me ask you a question: Would you rather have your Allah, who tells you to kill me in order for you to go to heaven, or my Jesus who tells me to love you because I am going to heaven and He wants you to be there with me?"
Mathes’ question above reads like a powerful challenge, but actually it is rather trivial. It doesn’t matter who I would rather have. What matters is Who actually exists and Who is actually the Creator, Judge, and Redeemer. Click to read more…
"Just," not "Jesus," is the most often used word in most Christian prayers.
- We just want to praise You.
- We just thank you for…
- Just make this time together…
- Just bless our worship… Click to read more…
Most Christians, and many other theists (God-believers), consider abortions to be the murder of babies. And perhaps as many (or more) are opposed to the euthanasia of the elderly as murder of those at the other end of the age spectrum. These believers would consider themselves firmly in the "pro-life" camp.
Almost everyone is pro-life for some parts of the age spectrum from conception to death. Ten years of age might find almost 100% totally opposed to their killing. But how many people are equally opposed to killing humans, no matter what their age? Click to read more…
Have you ever come to a point in your life where you wonder if God cares what you spend your time doing? I don’t mean good vs. evil behavior; I’m talking about what work you do, your job, your calling, your ministry. Can there come a time when God has no more plans for you in this life? Click to read more…
Christians ask God for all kinds of things, and as Scripture tells us, if you don’t ask, you won’t receive. It would be nice to believe that God wants us to always be healthy, wealthy, and happy, but the evidence is that such things are not high on His list of priorities. Click to read more…
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV
Does God love everyone? Many Christians would say He loves only those whom He chooses to love… and He doesn’t choose to love everyone (limited atonement). Furthermore, those whom He loves are forced (irresistible grace) to "believe in him," so all of them have eternal life. If "world" in John 3:16 really means "world" and not "some of the world," then the above interpretation seems incorrect. Click to read more…
I had the idea for this blog a while back, but I never did anything with it. Then I discovered that a quick way to introduce myself to people was to suggest that they do a Google search for "lane lester". (Yes, I know that since I’m in the U.S., the period belongs before the quotation mark, but I think that’s stupid, and anyway, it’s not part of the search term.)
Where was I? We old guys have a tendency to get side-tracked. Oh, yes… well, when I did a Google, I found this website in Google’s index. So I decided I should start putting something here if people were going to find it.
I hope you find something of interest, and I hope you’ll add a comment if you feel so inclined.
