While reading Romans 5 last week, I sketched the following picture: That is me, standing in grace, receiving the love of the Holy Spirit that’s being poured out from a pitcher. Nice picture, right? Jesus had other thoughts. When I showed him, he asked me to “look.” So I closed…
I received this gift this morning as the rain tumbled outside and I wrestled yet again with significance and meaning in a life that is often confusing and dark. I pray it blessed you as it did me.
Please, take a moment to consider these classic scenes that you might see in a movie and heed their meaning. Which is your favorite? A director is holding back the curtain, urging his little actors to run onstage for their final bow. As they tip toe past, he notices one…
What are you waiting for in 2019? Waiting is hard, and as we move into a new year, I can hardly believe we’re so close to 2020. It causes me to consider the plight of the shepherds. Their hearts burned with excitement that the deliverer had come — the Messiah!…
Life is a mess, nationally and personally, but even in the midst of chaos, we can be truly glad. What are you waiting expectantly for? A raise? A vacation? A day of peace and quiet? New government leaders who can fix all our problems? (Ha… keep waiting.) Friends, we are…
Anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.” — Jesus (John 10:1) I’m not expert in World Religions, but someone who straps bombs to their body to gain a better afterlife sure sounds like…
Jesus is coming soon! Everyone defines “soon” differently, but we know it’s closer every day, and I think about it all the time. Most recently, I wondered: If we were whisked into Heaven tonight, what would happen to the unresolved relationships that we currently have with other Christians? I’d like…