Leaning Back
I was reading John 13 today where, during the Last Supper with his disciples, Jesus predicted his betrayal. I recently heard this passage used in a teaching and it spoke deeply to me. Jesus announced to his disciples that one of them would betray him. They were perplexed and did not understand what he meant. […]
Believing Bees
Have you ever seen a bee work? It is an amazing thing to watch. Even though bees work great as a team, I am speaking of an individual bee. The bee seems to have a strategic plan when gathering pollen, placing the pollen at various locations, overcoming obstacles, and resting when necessary. A bee […]
The Parable of the Sower
“That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And […]
Adorning God’s Temple
Last summer, as Pastor Jon concluded his series on worship, I was concluding the reading of 1 Chronicles. Mostly, Chronicles is a big list of significant people in Israel but, at the end of 1 Chronicles, we get to see a description of what went into the building of the Temple of God. David’s […]
Use Your Imagination
What do we imagine? Do we have the mind of Christ where the “impossible” is not only possible, but probable? I am yearning for this to be true in my life. If faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1), then my imagination is an indicator […]