“Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.”— Matthew 21:2 Haughty is hard. Sure, we’ve all experienced that moment when we buy into the thought that…
If we lived in the ancient Middle Eastern world, we would know that a leader galloping into town on a horse meant war. If a leader meandered into town on a donkey, this meant peace. First Kings 1:33 mentions Solomon riding a donkey on the day he is…
Then Jesus wept. — John 11:35 Jesus weeps because he cares. I can’t go any further with why Jesus weeps in the story of Martha, Mary and bringing brother Lazarus back from the dead after four days in a tomb. The text doesn’t speak directly to the cause or…
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. My kids were playing church. You heard me. They were playing church. My five older children play highly imaginative games. One of the last I remember was the Pizza Game. Details of how this is…
“Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” — John 9:2 I am a disaster. So are you. I step on things (sometimes literally in a house with small kids). I break things. (I did…
She has a name. Unfortunately, we don’t know it—yet. I’m speaking of the woman at the well. If you’re unfamiliar with her and her significant story, the following is exactly how she is referred to—the woman at the well. Her story is found in the Gospel of John (chapter 4)…
“But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he…
If people were asked who the most influential person in their life is, I know his answer. I know his answer because one conversation changed his life forever. And all for the good. Maybe you’d like one conversation that changes your life all for the good. The man I am…
After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.” — John 3:2 I don’t think Nicodemus gets it here. Sure, he knows what to say…
