Jesus’ work was authored and directed by his Father. It led him into an indirect, although strategic, confrontation with the Pharisees by way of a miraculous healing of the eyes…
Jesus’ work involved not just a spring dusting of the temple, but a deep clean, a full revelation of God’s unthwartable plan for Israel, his people. This included challenging some…
Jesus was, from birth, fully God, fully man (the theological term of the phenomenon is a fancy-sounding term, Hypostatic Union, meaning in simple English, two natures, one person). As an…
From an outsider perspective, Jesus’ ministry appeared to be ill-fated – no formal training, no Jerusalem connection, randomly chosen, questionable students, no headquarters, no support. Add to this, angering, early…
Although a Jew, he was raised and educated in Pharaoh’s courts as Egyptian royalty. Echoes of his people’s story haunted him, and seeing their treatment as slaves, caused buried passion…
The people of God’s choosing have always been sheltered by His plan that includes a total restoration of peace. Throughout Israel’s troubled history, that restoration had been reiterated multiple times.…
As the reality of Jesus being the long-awaited Messiah began to sink in, his disciples faced a new and challenging reality – Jesus voiced a deep desire to be close…
God’s Plan ‘A’ is rarely more in the forefront to me than at the Vineyard Missions Leaders Conference. Being in close proximity to 150 people whose lives largely focus on…
From Creation all the way to the end of time, the story of God’s love faithfully and seamlessly weaves through every generation, every people, every tongue. At the end of…
Judaism had settled into functioning as a religious institution, with clearly defined roles and laws and hierarchy of leadership. Jesus’ arrival on the teaching and miracle circuit, sans consultation with…
