FEBRUARY 2021 THE CROSS

JUSTICE OR MERCY While reading through the Bible this year, I was impressed by the many times God was described as “just” or “merciful”. There are several definitions of the word justice. Most seem to describe justice as the assignment of merited rewards or punishments or as being impartial or fair. Mercy seems to be forbearance…

January 2021 The Cross

A NEW YEAR AND A NEW OUTLOOK WILL IT BE GOD’S OPTIMISM OR SATAN’S PESSIMISM? A new year is upon all of us.  We finished 2020 with many being upset, depressed, and pessimistic.  It goes without saying 2020 was a vastly different year.  Many of the events since March were challenging.  On social media the…

December 2020 THE CROSS

Judy has done it again-read the excerpt from her latest book.    The trade winds were hushed as the noonday sun bore down on the tiny Youth With A Mission (YWAM) training base in Savai’i, Western Samoa. George, the director, bolted in the door. “Jim, a man wants to see you. He says he wants…

NOVEMBER 2020 THE CROSS

NOVEMBER MUSINGS byGary Keating Well, here we are in the middle of November.  The election is over, but is it really?  The battle of politics continues on.  But at least we are no longer bombarded by those offensive commercials from both major parties.  They seem to be aimed at our most basic emotion – –…

October 2020 THE CROSS

Inthis issue of Concerned Christians newsletter it is my pleasure to introduce a guest writer.  Ron Highfield is a Christian friend.  Ron has a PhD from Rice University.  He is Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.  He is a friend who is concerned about Christians.  Hence, when I read this article I felt…

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