So often, we want to read ourselves into the Gospels as the faithful followers of Jesus. Those standing in the background saying, “You get ‘em, Jesus. You tell ‘em.” Unfortunately, the reality is usually quite different from our imaginations. More often than not, our actions and affections line us up more closely with the Pharisees… [Read more…]
July 14, 2010
***If you were looking for a post about Ecclesiastes, I apologize for the misleading nature of the title. This post is really about the sun…*** Just a quick post today. I was driving into work this morning and was taken aback by the beauty of the sunrise. The sun was a massive orange ball in… [Read more…]
June 24, 2010
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is… [Read more…]
June 8, 2010
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12 ESV) This came up in a conversation that I was having last night. Let me give some back story… [Read more…]
May 27, 2010
I got into a discussion yesterday about the post-Resurrection exchange between Peter and Jesus (John 21). This is a familiar story but it’s always been a bit of a hard one for me, however not on the level that you’d think. Here we go: When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon,… [Read more…]
May 20, 2010
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29 ESV) I’ve been preparing for a bible study on the Gospel of John. This is my first official bible study and I’m a little overwhelmed, but it’s been a… [Read more…]
August 30, 2010
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