By Dr. Scott Rodin | Our Position in the Presence of God – Mathew 27:46 Our third meditation on this text considers the emphasis, “why have you forsaken me?”  If we are honest, this is the version with which we most closely identify.  It is not just the forsakenness, or the ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Where are the Prophets?  We have become a nation dominated by antipathy on one side and apathy on the other.  We are either angry, divided and polarized or we have checked out and just don’t care much anymore.  The angry need to heal and the ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend a day working in a carpenter’s shop with Jesus? What would your day be like? I think Jesus would run his carpenter shop like every other carpenter shop.  He would not use any Holy Spirit ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | It has been nearly a month since I have blogged.  Honestly, I have been struggling with spiritual dryness that has left me with little to share.  I have been searching for a way to recover the passion and perspective I had at the start of ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | “I spent ten years addicted to drugs and alcohol.  My life was wasting away.  I had tried to stop many times but the power of the addictions was just too great.  I was desperate, hopeless and in total despair. Then one day I discovered radical ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. (Gal 4:4-5) There are a great number of verses in Scripture that speak of ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Many years ago my 3 year-old son Anthony had a simple question for me when I told him I would be gone on a business trip for several days. “Why, Daddy?”  ‘Well’ I explained, ‘I have to meet with some people.’  That was not sufficient. ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | The Greek suffix phobia used to have the simple meaning of  ‘irrational fear’, but it has been expanded in recent years to include ‘antipathy, disdain and intolerance toward some lifestyle or belief system’.  By this new definition I would propose that we are rapidly becoming ... read on