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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
