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Is There a Meaningful Case for Christmas on December 25? Is There a Meaningful Case for Christmas on December 25? Scripture does not give us the exact calendar date of Jesus’ birth. Yet December 25 is not necessarily arbitrary. There is a theologically coherent and deeply Jewish logic behind how early Christians thought about sacred time. Read aloud Pause Resume Stop Ready. Press “Read aloud” to listen. For many people, December 25 feels arbitrary. Some dismiss it as a borrowed pagan date, others assume it has no serious theological grounding, and many believers quietly accept it without ever asking whether there is a reason behind it. The truth is more nuanced, more Jewish, and more theologically rich than is often assumed. Scripture does not give us the exact calendar date of Jesus’ birth. That much is clear. But the absence of a verse stating “Jesus was born on December 25” does not m...

Why Did Jesus Come When He Came? Christmas Reflection Read aloud Pause Resume Stop Voice Default Speed 1.0x Why Did Jesus Come When He Came? The timing of Jesus’ coming was no accident. It was the fulness of time, the moment when God’s redemptive plan stepped into history with perfect wisdom, perfect power, and perfect love. Tip: Click “Read aloud” to hear this post. If you are on iPhone or iPad, voices may load after a moment. “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made...

🔊 Listen to this article Play Pause Stop Speed Ready Heaven: Nearer Than We Imagine By Dr. Daniel Folarin Many picture heaven as a distant place somewhere beyond the stars. Scripture leads us to a better way of thinking. Heaven is God’s realm, the invisible dimension of His rule and glory, and it often intersects our world. When the veil lifts, we see what was always near. Heaven and Earth in Scripture In Genesis 1 we are told that God made the heavens and the earth. Verse 7 speaks of waters above and waters below, language that reflects how the world looks from our vantage point. The Bible often speaks in phenomenological terms, that is, human description based on what people see. This is not primitive science. It is pastoral and theological language designed to teach us about God’s ordered world. The point is not a map of the sky. The point is that God creates, separates, and governs with wisdom. W...

Listen to this Article When we read the Gospels, we are struck by page after page of Jesus healing the sick, opening blind eyes, calming storms, and even raising the dead. For many, these are just fascinating stories of the past. But the question remains: do Jesus’ miracles still matter to us today? The answer is a resounding yes. They are not just records of ancient power; they are living signs of who Jesus is and what He continues to do in His Church and in our world. 1. Miracles Point to Jesus’ Identity The miracles were never mere spectacles. John calls them “signs” (John 20:30-31), meaning they pointed beyond themselves to Jesus’ true identity. As Creator: When Jesus multiplies bread, He is revealing Himself as the same God who fed Israel with manna. As Lord over creation: When He calms the sea, He is showing that the winds and waves recognize His voice. As God Incarnate: When He forgives sins and heals the paralytic (Mark 2:1-12), He demonstrates authority that...

Listen to this Article In first-century Middle Eastern society, women were often excluded from theological dialogue, religious instruction, and public leadership. Yet, Jesus consistently broke cultural barriers: The Samaritan Woman (John 4): Jesus engages her in the longest recorded theological conversation in the Gospels, revealing His messiahship first to her, not to His male disciples. Mary of Bethany (Luke 10:38-42): She takes the posture of a disciple at His feet, and Jesus affirms her right to learn, saying she has “chosen the good portion.” The Witnesses of the Resurrection (John 20:11-18): In a culture where a woman’s testimony was not considered legally valid, Jesus entrusts the news of His resurrection to women first. These are not accidental moments. They are deliberate signs that in the kingdom of God, the new creation, women are trusted bearers of truth and co-labourers in the gospel. Paul: Champion of the New Creation Ethos Paul is often misunderstood as ...

Listen to this Article Few verses have been as hotly debated as Paul’s words in Ephesians 5:22-24 : “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” For some, these verses have been wielded like a club to enforce domination. For others, they have been softened into irrelevance. But what did Paul actually mean? These verses only make sense if we read them in the context of verse 21: “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Submission Flows From Mutuality The Greek text does not even repeat the verb “submit” in verse 22. Literally, it reads: “Wives, to your own husbands as to the Lord.” The verb is carried over from verse 21. That means the passage begins not with wives bowing to husbands, but with a mutual call to submission for a...