Is faith in Jesus Christ rational? Is the Bible truly God’s words? Can those words and physical science agree? If God can do anything, why does bad stuff happen to innocents? Are miracles real? Are angels real? Do heaven and hell exist? Is there really a devil and does evil exist? Did Jesus really die and come back to life? How CAN one KNOW the truth? Is Christianity a reasonable belief?

What color are you? If you were given the choice to identify with a color derived from the fracturing of light, what would you choose?

If you are as old as this week’s blogger, you heard Elvis singing those exact words in your head – ‘We’re caught in a trap. I can’t walk out because I love you too much baby.’ That ear worm will make a home in your brain unless you replace it with an even catchier tune. But hang on to it for the moment because it is THE central theme of this blog today.

No matter what anybody says these days, the events of 2020 are not unprecedented in recorded history. Sickness in the land, riots in the street, racial divide, religious discrimination, class oppression, political upheaval, police brutality – time-traveling journalists would be reporting these same events from the streets of Jerusalem in the first century; from the town markets of Paris, France in 1793

An opinion, a viewpoint, a word of advice, a bellybutton…everybody has one, (but not everyone else wants to see it) But whether or not you desire to entertain these aspects of another person’s life, there is another one we all share.

In last week’s blog we talked about a worldview – the perspective we each have on humanity’s view of life’s circumstances in the here and now – and established that there are only two: God’s and man’s.

e’ve all heard it said that everything we experience and how it affects us is ‘all about perspective.’ How many times have you wondered why two people, in the same situation, experiencing the same trial or blessing can have diametrically opposed reactions?

We sing about grace. It’s amazing and how sweet the sound! We preach by grace. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith…the gift of God – not by works." Ephesians 2:8-9. We encourage with grace.

There are many messages out there for the believer that speak of the ‘new man’ and being ‘born again’ as the Gospel of Jesus Christ wipes us clean and makes us new. The most often quoted scripture is 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old is gone, the new if here!

DaySpring Community Church has been an organism and a living part of the body of Christ since January of 2000. If you are curious as to why we refer to our group as an organism as opposed to an organization, read our mission statement. We believe in the true fellowship and collective works of the disciples of Jesus based on love and commitment instead of duty and responsibility.