As I continue to read through the last week of Jesus’ life on earth, I come to the passage in John 13 when Jesus is washing the feet of His disciples. When He gets to Peter, a powerful conversation occurs. Peter feels uncomfortable allowing Jesus to serve him in this way. He stops Jesus and says, “Never shall You wash …
Monthly Archives: March 2010
I have observed that often Jesus answered people’s issues not with a specific outcome, but with Himself. Here’s what I mean: John 11, as we looked at a few days ago, tells the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. Martha, in her grief, unable to receive Jesus’ reassurance that Lazarus would rise from the dead, answers Him saying, …
This week is always a special week for me. Obviously, it is a special week in the life of every Christ-follower as this is the time of year when we focus on, and take in, the death and resurrection of our Savior. I have been reading, in the different Gospel accounts, the story of this week again and again. Today, …
What would it have been like to be part of the fickle crowd around Jesus? I have often reflected on how I would have reacted to the major shift in thinking. One week the people are praising Jesus as the Messiah. The next week they had Him on a cross. Am I like that, I wonder? Do I change that …
I recently read a book called, “Coming Home to Your True Self: Leaving the Emptiness of False Attractions” by Albert Haase. What an amazing work this is! I highly recommend it! The author truly captures the struggle that we, as fallen people, have as we try to connect with God. The following is my take-away from reading it, but I …
So I haven’t posted a blog in over a month. Let me fill you in… At Christmas this last year I decided it was the right time to find my own place to live. I had been living with a friend, and loved it, but really wanted my own space. So I started looking. I found this great 2-bedroom townhouse …