So the question yesterday that a guy at Sunday School asked was about Matthew 5.27-30, where Jesus talks about ripping out eyes and chopping off hands if they lead you to sin. He asked if we should take that seriously or not. I love the way he asked that question, because you can only answer […]
It's Hard to Learn that Mercy Wins Over Judgment
John 10.37-38 ESV “If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.‚Äù Jesus can see that […]
Three Kinds of People in John 10
In John 10 Jesus details 3 sorts that work with the sheep, or the people. The Thief: The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. He uses up the sheep for his own desires and wants, and does not care about them or for them. The Hireling: Wesley uses the word hireling, and I like […]
Jesus/Authority/Life&Death
John 10:17¬†w For this reason the Father loves me, x because y I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18¬†z No one takes it from me, but y I lay it down a of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and b I have authority to […]
Prodigal God, by Timothy Keller
I just finished Prodigal God, by Timothy Keller, and it is very very good. I think it messed me up more than ever though concerning Jesus and grace! Here is the premise: In the so-called ‘parable of the prodigal son’ Jesus actually tells the story of two lost sons. One is lost because of his […]
Abundant Life, Rule Free, from Jesus the Shepherd
[I am sick as a dog today. stopped up, cold, runny nose, some stomach pains and nausea earlier. I‚Äôve just been still in the chair surfing the internet for a while. It‚Äôs hard to think.] v.8 Jesus isn‚Äôt talking about the prophets, but about false prophets and false teachers. The wild thing is, the converse […]
New News on 'Missing the Mark'
“In Hebrew, that is kha-ta’ ‚Äì what we call “sin,” our world-wide, pervasive proclivity to mess up. We often hear it defined as “missing the mark” as though our trouble is just a matter of not being perfect enough (nowhere in Scripture does it say that!). An arrow that goes shy of the bull’s eye. […]
Costly Grace for the Guest
I don’t usually write at night but I just read across something and want to ink some of this out before I go to bed… khesed/grace/mercy throughout the Old Testament is, by definition, costly. that’s the statement I read tonight It also involves hospitality, honor, and covenant. It is something that, when it happens, allows, […]
Vegetable Broth at the Men's Retreat this Weekend
I think the best thing I heard this weekend had to do with Vegetable soup.As we grow up, we are handed a bowl of vegetable soup. That bowl is everything we‚Äôve learned from our family, our culture, our life experiences. It‚Äôs everything we believe and think and know about life. Most people just chow down […]
John 4 and Jesus' Conversation with Oholah
In John 4, Jesus talks to a Samaritan woman that has had 5 husbands. People have always talked about what a sinful woman she was, and how controversial it would be for Jesus to talk to her. Now I know why. In Ezekiel 23, God talks about having two wives that left Him and cheated. […]
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