by Greg Burdine | Dec 18, 2015 | Current Issues
I love movies! I’m on a challenge to watch the Top 100 American Movies of All Time (per American Film Institute). I’m not an addict, but I do like good movies. Many movies have a spiritual theme running through them. Other movies have illustrate aspects of...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 18, 2015 | Christian Living
Can we really find the Gospel in a fictional story like Star Wars? Well, just as Jesus used parables, I have found many fictional stories and characters help me understand spiritual truths (See The Gospel According to Superman). J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 16, 2015 | Christian Living, Sermon
Jesus hates hypocrisy, especially religious hypocrisy. In Mark 11:12-14, we discover how much He detests it. He cursed a fig tree that had no figs. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 15, 2015 | Christian Living, Sermon
Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. A donkey? A white stallion, even a camel… I’d take the old gray mare before a donkey. It’s pretty amazing don’t you think? The first truly public acknowledgment of Jesus as the King and He comes, as predicted in a way that...
by Greg Burdine | Dec 14, 2015 | Christian Living, Sermon
The persecution of Christians can be traced historically from the time of Christ through the present. In many places in our world, it is dangerous to claim the name of Christ. Even in America, Christianity has felt negative pressure from society. But Jesus pronounces...
