January 2024 | Conversion: Persecutor Turns Promoter
Twenty-year-old Eric Percy, after drinking, got into a loud argument with his girlfriend about 3 am that carried over the neighborhood in the early morning quiet. Finally, with curses that woke everyone, he jumped into his car, turned on the engine, and screeched around the corner. His car accelerat...Read More
The Romans had a practice of lighting up their tombs. In several instances, gigantic candles or lamps were constructed with a fuel reserve that would last for centuries.It is recorded that fifteen hundred years after the death of Tullia, Cicero's daughter, her tomb was opened and a tiny lamp wa...Read More
The General Understanding of Light in the Bible Light denotes a relation, not a being, “The Lord is my light” (Pss 27:1). Light is a term for life in the absolute sense, not a mere existence. Light is salvation. To see light is to live. Part of salvation is to be in the light. Light is self...Read More
Light that Shines in the Darkness: A Biblical Theology of Light
The Bible contains manifold imagery of light, both literally and figuratively. At the beginning of the biblical narrative, physical light springs forth as the first created thing (Gen 1:3-4). At the end, the light of God eliminates all traces of darkness: “And night shall be no more; they need no ...Read More
Shine, Jesus, Shine, fill this land with the Father’s gloryBlaze, Spirit, Blaze, set our hearts on fireFlow, river, flow, flood the nations With grace and mercySend forth your Word Lord, and let there be Light!This chorus is a prayer of sorts pleading to our Heavenly Father to ...Read More
Walking in the Light of the Lord: Implications of the Pillar of Fire
The History and theology of the People of Israel are intrinsically bound with the Exodus Event. Having done with the long years of servitude and turning those experiences to memorable history the exodus event points towards their journey towards freedom. The hope of the beautiful land prepared...Read More
Christians as the Light of the World
Light can mean a lot of things in today’s world. It can mean hope, joy, direction, love and others. What is obvious is that when light does come, it ushers in a newness, a brightness that wasn’t there before. In Jesus’ words about light, we see a humungous mandate for us as his Church. ...Read More
David Livingstone: A Life that Lightened the Dark Continent
On the first day of creation, God said, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3), and light appeared as a thing separate from darkness. The phrase let there be light is a translation of the Hebrew phrase ‘Yehi’ and its literal translation would be a command, something like “Light, exist.” God ...Read More
Most human beings are aware of what light means to human life. Most of us enjoy basking in the sunlight. Unfortu-nately however, some hate the light. They prefer the power of darkness and lead others to dangerous sinfulness of life. The people who love darkness rather than light intentionally do wro...Read More