How should Christians follow Jesus in a time of distress and upheaval? In this message given at Holy Cross Anglican Cathedral on November 29, Canon Phil Ashey describes how we should neither be surprised nor be taken hostage by current events. Preaching from Mark 13, he expounds on the important truth that history belongs to … Read More
Chaos: 1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion. Kairos: 1. A propitious moment for decision or action; 2. Biblically, a present moment that requires action, conversion, and transformation—a change of life (Mark 1:14-15; I Corinthians 6:1-2). Kairos is not just crisis but opportunity and favor. There is a wonderful contrast between chaos … Read More
Peter and the other apostles replied, “We ought to obey God rather than human beings!” (Acts 5:29 NIV) They called the apostles in and had them flogged…The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. (Acts 5:40-41 NIV) Day after day in the temple courts and from … Read More
“For the accuser of our brothers and sisters who accuses them before our God day and night has been hurled down. They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” (Rev. 12:10b-11 NIV) The … Read More
Last night I attended the Falls Church online forum, “Beyond Racial Gridlock,” featuring Dr. George Yancey, a highly published Christian sociologist who teaches at Baylor University on the racial divisions in North American society. You can hear his talk and see the books he has written here: https://www.tfcanglican.org. Dr. Yancey grew up in a black … Read More
