A Question – Do I Really Need to be Rescued? “Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds …
A Question – Is There One Best Way to Live? “I came to give life in abundance to my sheep, a flourishing life, a rich and satisfying life! My purpose is to give them a life lived to the fullest, a real and eternal life which is a better life than they could ever dream …
A Question – Does Death Have the Last Word? Ralph Stanley O Death “Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, the Scriptures will be fulfilled: ‘Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? Sin gives death its sting, and God’s standards give sin its power. Thank God that …
A Question – Why Do We Exist? “We have come to know and trust the love that God has for us. God is love; and those who remain in this love remain united with God, and God remains united with them. (1 John 4:16). Why did God create mankind? He didn’t need to, because He …
A Question: Is there Absolute Truth? Are the Gospels true? Can we trust the Gospels? Since we base all the following on Scripture, particularly the Gospels, this is the first question that needs to be answered. If we can’t trust that the Gospels are true and God’s Word, then all the following answers to the …
Holy Spirit, True Companion and Dear Friend. “There is a Friend that sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24). THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Presence of God appearing in Shekinah glory through light, fire, and luminous cloud; God’s divine Presence on earth; the eternal life-giving Third Person of the Holy Trinity; the intimate bond of divine love and truth shared …
Jesus and the Sinners at Matthew’s Dinner Party. “There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24). Why does mankind exist? Why did God create the human race? He didn’t need to, because He is utterly and eternally complete within the intimate communion of the Trinity. So He doesn’t really need us as …
Icon of Christ and His Friend. This aid to worship was painted by my daughter Stephanie Larson Tumney in 2024. It is unusual in that it is an original copy of a 3rd century Coptic Orthodox icon depicting Jesus with His arm around a friend. We can put our own face onto the friend …
Jesus Befriended His False Friend. “This is my command: that you keep on loving each other just as I have loved you. No one has greater love than a person who lays down his life for his friends (phileo). You are my friends (phileo), if you do what I command you. I no longer call …
Father God Renews His Friendship with His Prodigal Son. “There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24). Why did God create mankind? He didn’t need to, because He is utterly and eternally complete within the intimate communion of the Trinity. So He doesn’t really need us as if we could complete Him …
Jesus, Friend of Sinners. “There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24). Why does mankind exist? Why did God create the human race? He didn’t need to, because He is utterly and eternally complete within the intimate communion of the Trinity. So He doesn’t really need us as if we could complete …
Our Friendship with Jesus. “There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24). Why did God create mankind? He didn’t need to, because He is utterly and eternally complete within the intimate communion of the Trinity. So He doesn’t really need us as if we could complete Him in any way. One simple …