“Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”-John 4:28-29 She walks the long hot road on an equally long and hot day. Her feet are sore, but not as...
A tax collector, a Samaritan woman, and an adulteress. What could this trio possibly have in common? Everything in the world. Every one of them was a social outcast. Alone, with only a string of failures and a hardened heart to keep them company. Every one of them friendless. Not a friend in the...
Jesus knows everything you’ve done. He knows every mistake you’ve made, every time you’ve failed, every time you’ve made a fool of yourself, and every time you’ve fallen short of your goals. He loves you anyway. Jesus knows everything you’ve said. He knows every lie you’ve told, every time you’ve hurt another person, every...
A global pandemic, political discord, natural disasters and what seem to be apocalyptic events have made 2020 a difficult year to say the least. You may be experiencing anxiety, depression, anger and disappointment. Take heart. You have a savior who moved Heaven and Earth for you. Here is what he might have to say...
Jesus is not a sedative. He is not a “magic pill” to be taken in small doses to numb momentary struggles. All of life’s problems will not disappear if someone who is struggling merely “trusts in Jesus.” So many people go through life thinking that if they just have enough faith all of their...
Enough.Full.Complete.Sufficient. What do those words mean in your life? What completes you? What would it take to make you content? At what point would you be able to say “I have all I need in life.” Walk into most churches, and I suspect you will hear that Jesus is enough — that when hope...
“I am so blessed!” This often-uttered catch phrase echoes through the halls of churches and private schools. It usually means “Let me brag a little bit about my recent accomplishments.” When you hear this, you either have just heard or are about to hear about someone’s new house, new car, wonderful marriage, recent promotion,...
Jesus uses two mysterious metaphors near the beginning of The Sermon on The Mount. In the first, He declares His followers to be the salt of the earth. In the second, He calls them the light of the world. Much has been said about these comparisons and there is some debate about what Jesus...
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”–Matthew 5:17 When Jesus says He has fulfilled the Law,He means we could not keep it. So He did. When Christ says the Law is completed,He means sin is no longer...
“Now, before we can give anyone food, we have to make sure they are really in need and not taking advantage of us. If we serve meals, let’s make sure each person only gets one and nobody tries to go through the line twice.” For I was hungry, but you would not feed me....
