“Remain in me, and I will remain in you.” — John 15:4 Jesus makes two presuppositions: the first is about us, the second is about Himself. If you know anything about Jesus (and I say that with a grin), the second is a given. He will remain in us. But…
A top agenda item in America this year is safety. How we keep ourselves safe is a perpetual news thread these days. Like many I know, you may be deeply invested in the conversation, and here I’m speaking to gun control—but not in a way some may think. The best…
“I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.” —John 10:16 It’s 2018! We live in a world of options. This is our life! The highway has at…
Who does—and who does not—get to heaven is a tender subject, or should be. Who is heading for heaven or hell should be approached with gentle love because the “Who is in—and who is not in?” conversation can certainly be divisive. Regardless of where you are on the theological spectrum,…
Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus has appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread. And just was they were telling about it, Jesus himself was standing there among them. —…
On the day Jesus died, two criminals were hanging next to him, one on either side. One mocked Jesus. The other, recognizing divinity, would see his Savior in paradise. “The salvation of the thief on a cross gives hope to every sinner,” writes Trevin Wax in his March 6, 2018…
“…and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.” —John 20:31b Having power in his name means something different to each of the four economic stratospheres: the upper, middle, lower class, and those at the very bottom. Or does it? The answer to…