You may have heard the quote “We have three types of friends in life: Friends for a reason, friends for a season, and friends for a lifetime.” * * * Jesus came for more than that. He came as the reason, for a season on earth, so that we could see God during Jesus’ lifetime, […]
Most people know John 3:16 exists if only from end zone placards. The rest of this passage where Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the dark of night presents a clear case and a verdict. If it were filmed, I’d picture it as film noir, but don’t worry, Jesus wouldn’t be chain-smoking with some femme fatale. […]
I hate buying light bulbs these days. I miss the good old days of energy ignorance and the carefree joy of my incandescent 100 watt bulbs that were easy to identify, always made me happy, and were highly affordable. Light is good whether a spotlight or a floodlight. Knowing who belongs in the spotlight and […]
Jeremiah 17:7 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year […]
A supernova, the end of a sun: “Astronomers have spotted a mysterious flash of X-rays coming from a galaxy 10.7 billion light years away. The phenomenon, discovered by NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained, has baffled scientists after it suddenly erupted in brightness and then faded from view just a […]
One of the most intriguing stories of the Bible is typically referred to as “The Transfiguration.” Up on a high mountain, Jesus was revealed as the Son of God by none other than the Father Himself. It’s a glory story recorded in all 3 Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:1-9, and Luke 9:28-36). That ought […]
I’ll admit it. Jesus connects things that aren’t always obvious to me. I look at passages of Scripture and it can seem an odd amalgam of Jesus’ random thoughts. Now, I know Jesus isn’t saying bizarre things as a joke on Christians. He didn’t goof in jumbling it all together, but I’m not catching on […]
A shining city on a hill. It sounds so beautiful. No wonder every Christian wants to imagine him/herself as a beacon of light shining and being aglow with faith and good deeds. And while “You are the light of the world” conveys all that beauty of light to a world in darkness, maybe it’d be […]
Micah 7:1 What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave. 2 The godly have been swept from the land; not one upright man remains. All men lie in wait […]
Have you ever been at a loss for words? Perhaps it was something you saw left you speechless because it was indescribable? Maybe it was an event or seeing a place so beautiful that mere words simply couldn’t do it justice. It takes your breath away. Maybe it was something so very painful or terrifying that […]
