Sometimes Real Love Means Going for a Swim
The last chapter of John describes a small group of disciples who decided to go fishing one day. Well, their fishing trip was not a successful one. They didn’t catch a thing until a man from the shore encouraged them to throw their nets to the other side of the boat. When they complied, the […]
Reliable Hope
It has been a tumultuous time in the world. I’ve found myself in lament, struggling to reconcile humanity with holiness. I’ve spent time in scripture and have had to really analyze my feelings against the Word of God and then repent and adjust my response. Recently, I realized that my biggest disappointments have come when […]
Two Healings
The book of John tells a story about a man, born blind, who had a Jesus encounter that healed him. The story goes: Jesus spit into some dirt, placed the saliva mud onto the man’s eyes, and told the man to go wash. The man washed and could see. However, he never saw the one […]
He Wept
In Luke 11, we find Mary and Martha at their wit’s end. They were broken-hearted, distraught and hopeless, to say the least. They had sent for Jesus to come in haste as their brother lay dying. And Jesus did show up, but just a little too late.. or was He? “Lord, if you had only […]
To Him Alone
“I will worship only You.” “I will bow down before only you, Lord.” As I sang these words during worship, I was struck with the realization that I have found myself bowed down with the cares of this life and that I was not bowing down before God, but before all my cares. I […]