I only know of two times where we read that Jesus was “amazed” by something. What do you think it was? Knowing all the right answer. Looking like you have it all together. Getting lots accomplished. I tend to spend much of my time on those kinds of things. None of those pursuits are allContinue reading “Amazing Faith”
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Come. Listen. Follow
Is there any benefit from simply knowing what to do? Think about it. Does knowing a lot about fitness and nutrition make you healthy? Does knowing all about cars make you a good driver? Does knowing a bunch about gardening get your lawn mowed? Nope. Knowing the right stuff is just the beginning. The magicContinue reading “Come. Listen. Follow”
Power Play
In Luke 5 we see Jesus’ power on display: Power over nature Power over disease Power over deformity Power over sin! Right in between those four “power plays,” we find the power source. “Reports of Jesus’ power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases.Continue reading “Power Play”
Things go Wrong
Just because things go wrong doesn’t mean you’re in the wrong. Just ask John the Baptist. Jesus essentially said that (other than Himself) there was no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet . . . “Herod put John in prison, adding this sin to his many others.” Luke 3:20 John was doing what heContinue reading “Things go Wrong”
Glory and Peace
Read Luke 2:8-14 Zero in on the angel’s announcement to the shepherds:“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:14) They refer to something happeninng in heaven and something happening on earth. Do you see that? “Glory in the highest heaven” and “peace onContinue reading “Glory and Peace”