Tag: jesus

  • What does Jesus look like?

    What does Jesus look like?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    Have you ever given any thought about the image of Jesus used around the world? Show the typical picture of Jesus to children who attend church and they’ll recognize Jesus’ likeness… But is this image a true representation of what Jesus looks like? Throughout history images of Jesus have usually mirrored the ethnicity of the…

  • Do you Love Jesus?

    Do you Love Jesus?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    I just read a great post over at ModernEkklesia.com about Missions. Pastor Rodlie Ortiz makes a great point about how sharing Jesus isn’t about something we are forced to do but something that should come out of our love of Jesus. As Ortiz quoted Lesslie Newbigin, in his book The Gospel In A Pluralist Society,…

  • Helping the Poor… Sign of being right with God?

    Helping the Poor… Sign of being right with God?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    I live in Canada where we have an unbelievable amount of freedom and riches. I don’t have to worry about whether or not I’m going to eat today. I’m not concerned about my personal freedom to worship God how I see fit. I generally don’t fear for the safety of my children. I don’t worry…

  • Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster… End Time Plague?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    As I write this it has been about six weeks since the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Japanese coast. The double wammy of the earthquake and the tsunami ended up crippling the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In subsequent weeks the disaster was upgraded to level 7 which put it on par with…

  • Does God speak to people today?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    In the Bible God calls his people to pray to him. One of the most radical teachings of Jesus was that we could pray to God as our father and not simply as our God. “In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask…

  • Will every ‘Christian’ Make it to Heaven?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    Ask the average person on the street whether they will make it to heaven when they die and the majority will say yes. Many people reason that they have been a generally good person their whole life. They aren’t murderers or thieves. They have tried to do good to others. They may even have gone…

  • Prayer: Is there such a thing as too much?

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    Joseph Duchesne
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    When we don’t understand that impact that prayer has in a Christian’s life it could be easy to marginalize it. See it as not that important. One of many things we need to do. Another thing to add to our already busy schedules. Something we know we should do but rarely get around to doing…