Category Archives: John

Establish Your Hearts

Truth be known, I’m guessing not very many want to go and hang out in the desert places of life. We’d probably all prefer Easy Street to Rocky Road. But sometimes, the Lord allows a detour to come along that … Continue reading

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A Friend of the Bridegroom

You gotta love John the Baptizer. Sure, maybe his dress was a little unorthodox . . . not sure I would run out and buy a new breakfast cereal that he created with his very own “secret ingredients” . . … Continue reading

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I’ve Got His Eyes

It’s a pretty common past time, I think. To look at a newborn . . . or a toddler . . . a kid . . . even an adult, at times . . . and take note of how … Continue reading

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The Ladder

I’m not one for ladders. Oh, I’m ok w/ 6 foot step ladders . . . but take one of those babies that you have to stretch out and climb up beyond just a few feet . . . where … Continue reading

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Living Up to a New Name

It occurs to me that it really was a prophetic act upon the Lord’s part. He spoke of things that were yet to be as though they were already a done deal. He cast a vision of the future despite … Continue reading

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Back to the Beginning

Sometimes it just makes sense to reset . . . to focus on the fundamentals . . . to break things down to the foundational stuff. When things get a little hairy . . . when life kinda feels a … Continue reading

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Another Great Commission

Ok . . . so who am I to challenge that the “Great Commission” is Jesus’ charge to His disciples to “Go therefore and make disciples?” (Matt. 28:19). They are the last words of Jesus recorded in by Matthew . … Continue reading

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The Reunion

Really, if you think about it, they hadn’t been apart that long. It’s not like their reunion was a get together after ten years . . . nor was it a five year reunion . . . it wasn’t even … Continue reading

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Behold Your King!

Nativity scenes . . . we never decided one day to start purposefully building a collection of them . . . but, in fact, that’s kind of what’s happened . . . we’ve ended up becoming collectors of nativity scenes … Continue reading

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Talking with Jesus

It seems to me that Jesus was far more willing to speak with Pilate than He was to the high priest and religious elite of Israel. As I read John 18, Jesus refuses to engage with those who have put … Continue reading

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