Posts tagged “Jesus”
You are dangerous!
A friend gave me the most confidence-boosting compliment. After I shared my morning prayer routine, he commented, “The world might scoff at the notion…
L stands for Life
Do you remember from back in science class how plants stay alive? They live, in part, because of photosynthesis, the process by which they…
Jesus is the LIGHT of the world
You can learn a lot about Jesus from thinking about what light is like. In one of his most famous self-defining statements, Jesus declared,…
Punctuation matters
We’re not going to get into an argument about grammar, OK? But please understand that one person’s heart may swell at a well-placed whom…
Exclusivity
Jesus once said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6)….
More than enough
You can never have enough money. Have you learned that yet? It’s a hard truth for us to grasp. We always feel like we…
The offending of the five thousand
You may have heard of the feeding of the five thousand, but what about the offending of the five thousand that followed Jesus’ miraculous…
Why I love imperfect worship
When I gather with others and we worship together, it is not heaven because … I’m here, and I’m imperfect. We all have sin…
Two valleys tell one story
Two valleys surround Jerusalem, just as Jesus surrounds us. The Kidron Valley runs between Jerusalem’s eastern edge and the Mount of Olives. In Bible…
Jesus is our best investment
A few months back, I wandered into a local collector’s shop and struck up a conversation with “Rick,” the owner who soon shared his…
It’s all about love
For much of my life, delight was not the word that came to mind when I thought about God’s commands. Even though I may…
No bones means … he lives!
Neil Armstrong was the first to ever walk on the moon. Shortly after, he went on a tour of the Holy Land. When Armstrong…