Sep 28
2018
It's complicated ... relax
The easy, obvious shortcut that appeared in that cave in En Gedi might not actually have been as strategic as it seemed.
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The Weight of Sin
The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep” (John 21:17).
Keep ReadingKeep Your Mind and Wings Open
“When you were young, you were able to do as you liked and go wherever you wanted to; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands and others will direct you and take you where you don’t want to go.” Jesus said this to let him know what kind of death he would die to glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me” (John 21:15-19 TLB).
Keep ReadingForgiveness Enables Us To Soar
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time (John 21:17b)
Keep ReadingDisqualified
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” (John 21:17)
Keep ReadingInspired Movement
Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him (Judges 6: 34-35).
Keep ReadingBut You Have Not Listened To Me
This is what the LORD says: I brought you out of Egypt … But you have not listened to me” (Judges 6:7, 10).
Keep ReadingSep 27
2018
Respect for the office and the Lord
That kind of respect for the office, for David, stemmed directly from his respect for the Lord.
Sep 26
2018
When the Giant is in your Hands
Moments like these reveal what’s inside of us. What do we choose to do in the opportune moment?
Sep 25
2018
A Giant Complex
Don’t be discouraged. Complex problems are just that. And they can be overcome.
Sep 24
2018
Surprised in the desert
The desert is both a challenge and an opportunity
Sep 21
2018
Don't Drink the Water
We easily underestimate the influence we have on others. An idle word or comment or bit of action or inaction can carry outsized cachet.
Sep 20
2018
Explaining the Risk
Good Bible readers will float and test theories as to why things are happening in the text and why people say and do the things they do.
Sep 19
2018
Water that's more than water
Food and water are almost always more than food and water.
Sep 18
2018
Do Something New
History never repeats itself exactly. And the new thing that happens can be remarkable.
Sep 17
2018
At Harvest Time
Although the Bible is intimately concerned with the highest spiritual themes, it doesn’t shy away from engaging with issues like hunger and thirst.