Author name: Chris

Perhaps, there are two main reasons why God populated the earth with such diversity among people. First for functionality – communities need people with various interests and skills for optimum functioning (1 Cor. 12:7-11,18-20,25). Second, through our many differences, God is able to test the genuineness of our love. There are differences in opinion, political […]

We think of surrendering as negative, since we associate it with defeat, such as when a nation surrenders to an enemy. Furthermore, our culture frowns upon dependence and submission. But surrendering to God is a positive attribute, since by it, one demonstrates his or her deep trust and dependence on the Lord, who controls all

This book was written by Ezekiel, a Jewish priest, who was called by God to be a prophet (2:5; 33:33). He prophesied to the Israelites taken with him into exile to Babylon in 597 B.C. (1:1-3; 3:4,11). His prophecy balanced the despair of the coming judgment with the hope of restoration. Ezekiel’s message is as

There was nothing intrinsically bad about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil or its fruit, for all that God had created was good (Gen. 1:31). God created human beings and gave them a free will, and so, he wanted to test Adam and Eve to find out whether or not they would

Walking with Jesus is first and foremost about being in relationship with God. The LORD’s calling to Abraham, the father of faith, is the same for every believer from generation-to-generation, “Walk before me and be blameless” (Gen. 17:1). When you walk with Jesus, you walk with dignity and purpose, inspired with the hope and joy

Welcome to both past and new readers! This blog features my latest WWJ reflections. Each month, I write two reflections, one on a selected spiritual topic, the other summarizing the highlights from a book from the Bible. I have chosen the website name, Walking with Jesus to convey the value in a personal relationship with