Much of what Jesus taught his disciples had to pass through the filter of their current cultural understanding, where his lessons would frequently get stuck. Many times, the disciples failed…
When God’s Majesty is seen accommodating the relative inferiority of mankind, it staggers the (human) imagination. Pondering the ever-expanding universe alongside the miniscule planet on which we live is equally…
Life in the Kingdom of God is lived in stark contrast with life in the ‘kingdom’ of unredeemed people. The differences were constantly highlighted by Jesus’ way of life, his…
Through the scrap heap of broken humanity, our Heavenly Father walked and found pearls of great worth and precious treasures and, at the cost of His Son’s life, purchased us…
Forever in the heart of God was restoring to relationship the people he had created. This plan, to redeem humanity from the darkness of God-absence, was announced in Genesis 3:15: “And…
The abundant life, which is ours in Jesus, has an inexhaustible supply, an overflowing list of provisions. God, the Father is a prodigal Father, in that He is wastefully extravagant…
When we, as a lost, broken, sin-ensnared, people collided with the since-Creation Plan of the Universe-creating, Salvation-of-mankind planning, Redeeming, God, the outcome was a re-created people, a Pentecost people, a…
In a magnanimous show of Eternal Love, Jesus came to live amongst us. He chose to die in our place. He rose from the grave to share resurrection life with…
The Salvation of every individual is the premeditated, Eternal plan lodged in, and launched from, the heart of the Father. Jesus embodied that plan and brought it to fruition by…
Three long days. 72 hours. Troubled sleep. Lots of pacing and avoiding eye contact with the others. A few forced attempts at prayer each day. Mounting stress. Each evening, watching…
