• Does Anyone Have Faith to Move a Mountain? | Posted by Mart De Haan on May 29 2008

    Jesus said that by faith his disciples could move trees and even mountains (Luke 17:5; Mark 11:22-23).
    His words remind us of other things we find in the Bible.
    If we start with Genesis and read through to Revelation, we see some pretty amazing miracles. Moses lifts a stick, and the Red Sea parts. The people of [...]

  • Jesus and Sodom | Posted by Mart De Haan on May 20 2008

    No one could rightly accuse Jesus of having low standards. But he was accused in his day of being “a friend of sinners.”
    Religious leaders of the lakeshore community of Capernaum, for instance, would have criticized Jesus if he had befriended the kind of people who once lived on the shores of the Dead Sea, at [...]

  • Jesus and Washington | Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 16 2008

    Imagine Jesus in Washington. Picture him interacting with Senators and Representatives in the chambers of the Capital rather than walking with a group of fishermen on the shores of Galilee. Who would doubt that his conversations with Republican, Democratic, and Independent leaders would sound more like timeless wisdom than political spin? Who could imagine him [...]

  • Resurrection Living | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 24 2008

    I remember, years ago, talking to a Christian counselor who told me he’s convinced that, as a church, we have done a far better job understanding Christ’s death for us, than we have understood the implications of his resurrection. He went on to say that while he believes our reliance upon Jesus’ sacrificial death for [...]