Coming to God – A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

Flipping the Script

“God is with us”—that’s vital to know, isn’t it? From Psalm 23 to Romans 8, the Scripture tells God’s people in no uncertain terms that He is with them. In light of this, it’s a little strange that we spend as much time as we do wondering about the presence of God in our lives.Continue reading “Flipping the Script”

Faith and Philosophy

However else we are to understand Qoheleth (the “Teacher” or “Preacher”) in Ecclesiastes, it seems to me that it is important to pay attention to his wisdom statements—especially those where he speaks of his search for wisdom. The first such statement occurs in 1:16-17: “I said to myself, look I have increased in wisdom moreContinue reading “Faith and Philosophy”

The Search for Significance

Was Maslow right and self-actualization is the end all of human existence? (Although Maslow later modified the hierarchy, his original version is what he is remembered for). Or was John Lennon right when he said/sang there was no heaven? While Maslow’s apex was individualistic, Lennon’s goal (at least in “Imagine”), was more communitarian (“the worldContinue reading “The Search for Significance”

Dying to See

Paul will tell the disciples in Rome they are to count themselves “dead to sin but alive to God” (6:11). He has previously spoken of baptism as being the place where they “died to sin” (v. 2) and were “baptized into His death” (v. 3)—that is, the death of Jesus. What does he mean? Jesus’Continue reading “Dying to See”

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

I heard the following story on Moth Radio on Fathers’ Day weekend some years ago. It is about a husband and wife who have just experienced the birth of their first child—a girl. The father is sent from the hospital to a grocery store across the street to get a few items. He’s on oneContinue reading “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”

Touching Home

I’ve been asked to speak in our church’s summer series. The topic I have is, What more is there to life? The theme of the series is, Questions That Shape Belief, and some of the other topics/questions are, Who is Jesus and Why did He die? and Why and How do I pray? As you can see, my question is notContinue reading “Touching Home”

If the Water is Rising . . .

Greenford is part of West London—in the borough of Ealy. You won’t be surprised when I tell you it rains there quite a bit or that they’ve had some issues with flooding. But that began to change in 2023. Not the raining part, but the flooding substantially diminished. As Lauren Frayer noted, this was allContinue reading “If the Water is Rising . . .”

From the Far Side of the Moon

Last month, Artemis II successfully completed its 10-day mission and what a mission it was! It was the first crewed flight toward the moon in over fifty years. They traveled farther from the Earth (250,000 miles) than anyone in history. And we were introduced to words like earthrise and earthset (MS Word keeps telling meContinue reading “From the Far Side of the Moon”

The Context of Faith

Bible students know the importance of context. Context allows us to see a passage of Scripture for what it actually says as opposed to what, at first glance, it might be s-e-e-m to be saying. You can see this illustrated by comparing Satan’s presentation of Psalm 91:11-12 with Jesus’ (Matthew 4; Luke 4). Satan ignoredContinue reading “The Context of Faith”

Resurrecting Jesus

It’s Easter morning and Jesus needs resurrecting. Not from His tomb— He left that three days after His death. I don’t know many people who’ve taken a serious look at the New Testament and remained unconvinced of His rising from the dead. There have been quite a few who have read with doubts and endedContinue reading “Resurrecting Jesus”