“What is truth?” Oh, it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. In Jesus Christ, Superstar, what Pilate goes on to say has always stuck with me: “We all have truths! …
Jesus came to call people to follow, to believe and follow: only believe, just follow. If they weren’t sure whether they believed, Jesus told them to follow and see. “Trust…
I was astounded that Gepetto, Figaro, and Cleo could survive inside the whale. It was awfully spacious in there, though. If you were in church nursery about the time I…
I wish they had been walking by a field, maybe at sowing time. As it is, “they were walking along the road” (9:57). It’s a dirt road. The road is…
Generosity and greed. We see both, here. We know which reflects Christ, which is worthy of the name of Christ. We love generosity and strive to be generous. It comes…
Ever hear of the Wheel of Fate? Does it turn on the same axle as the Wheel of Fortune? I’d like to buy an IOU. Fate, Fortune—something out of our…
Peter isn’t happy about what’s going to happen to Jesus. Neither are we. Suffer? Killed? Terrible! Let’s be followers without the suffering. In seminary, no one quite knew what…
The power of darkness is fear. There is fear in the darkness, fear of the dark. Children want the nightlight. I’m liking the flashlight on my cell phone. There…
His spirit fills us. Beloved, how beautiful, those words! We feel so full of so many things. Sometimes, it’s fear. Sometimes, it’s anger, resentment. Sometimes it’s love, yes, that’s true,…
To be in the presence of Jesus is to be in the presence of salvation. We celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the first Sunday. There is no special reason why. …