Opportunity or Obstacle? (John 6:1-15) John 6:1-6 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. Jesus went up on
Read more →John 1:35-51 – Great Expectations We all enter into new experiences with expectations, whether we realize them or not. How our experience then measures up to our expectations will often dictate our opinion of how well it went. If I go into a new experience with the expectation that it
Read more →Are you tired yet? Ready to give up? Do you feel weak? In chaotic and trying times it takes more effort to do even the most common of tasks in our lives. When we are given a race that keeps going on and on we start to lose heart, we
Read more →The Knowable Will of God I’m picking back up on my long train of thought related to Clear Thinking, Transformation, and Renewing Your Mind. The last two write-ups have come out of Romans 12 and we’ll stay there for now. But first, a quick story… I grew up sharing a
Read more →Renewing Your Mind We’ve talked about Clear Thinking and then last month about Transformation. Now it’s time to address Renewing Your Mind. A brief recap: When our lives change, it is largely because our thinking changes. It’s hard to think crooked and walk straight. Paul calls us to such a
Read more →A Needless Death Hebrews 2:5-18 Much as been written on the subject of the work of Christ on the cross. Words like atonement, propitiation, and justification rise to the surface for followers of Christ as we meditate on what most of the world assumes was just another needless death. Many
Read more →Transformation I’ve written a bit before on Clear Thinking, and I’d like to continue on that topic for this devotional. When our lives change, it is largely because our thinking has changed. That is a funny thought for some of us. At least, that is true of me. Being the
Read more →Rushing to Responsibility (2 Samuel 15:1-12) Life is full of times of preparation for what God has in store for us in the future. We see this clearly in the life of David, as he went through a long season of preparation so that he might be the greatest king
Read more →The Lost Son In Luke 15:11-32 we find Jesus speaking in parables about things lost: a sheep, a coin, and a son. If you’re anything like me, the story of God’s work in your life sounds an awful lot like the lost son. You learn early in the chapter that
Read more →Christmastime, Clear Thinking, and Gifts If you asked my wife, she might not guess that I do, but secretly I love Christmastime. I don’t get wound up about lots of decoration like she does. She’s a Christmas decorating super hero! So, naturally, next to her I might appear to not
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