These religious Jews thought they knew the Father. They claimed to serve God. But their rejection of the Son spoke more loudly than all their supposedly devout words and religious practices could. We cannot know the Father unless we know the Son. No man comes to the Father except through…
Security is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? We all want to feel secure in our job, secure in our relationships, secure in our homes. But stuff happens. A new boss changes the atmosphere at work or companies close; relationships become strained or disintegrate; storms or burglars or mold affect our…
HYMN DAY! I love the words to “Blessed Assurance.” Fanny Crosby was unable to physically see, but she certainly had her spiritual sight! 1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.…
We have all had conversations with people who are so busy planning what they intend to say next they don’t really hear what we’re saying. The Pharisees who were so hung up on following the laws (and being so proud of themselves for following the laws) couldn’t (wouldn’t?) truly hear…
When Jesus was walking in the temple courts, Jews surrounded Him. They made a demand: “If You’re the Messiah, tell us.” I doubt Jesus rolled His eyes—He was too in tune with His Father to give in to such a human gesture—but He might’ve been tempted to do so. Why…
Neighbors and friends who’d always had their sight had a hard time believing what they were seeing. They questioned whether this was the same man who’d sat begging every day. But the man kept telling them, “It’s me! It’s me! I can see!” Not only that, he told them why…
When I was a kid, I thought (irreverently, perhaps, but truthfully) how good it was the man couldn’t see what Jesus rubbed on his eyes or he might not have allowed it. But he did allow it, and he followed Jesus’ directions afterward. What compelled this man to do as…
HYMN DAY! “I Sing the Mighty Power of God” by Isaac Watts is a testimony to who God is and an acknowledgment of His greatness. These words bring such assurance. 1. I sing the mighty power of God, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And…
February 17, 2015, a young couple welcomed their first child into their family. They’d been told this little girl had medical conditions “incompatible with life” and she wouldn’t even be able to draw a breath if she survived childbirth. They were advised to terminate the pregnancy. They chose to see…
In Jesus’ day, it was a common belief that if a person suffered an illness or had a child with some sort of disability, that person was being punished for sin. So the disciples’ question, while seemingly insensitive, isn’t out of line. Their main curiosity was who sinned—the parents or…
