Years ago during a family vacation, we passed a sign advertising “Jesus’ Fruit Stand – 100 meters.” The children wanted to stop and see...
What am I thinking at this very moment? That’s a question I often ask my audience when I speak on this topic. Only once did someone...
Let’s presume that you’re an unbiased, evidence-based observer. What would it be like to watch Jesus perform a miracle? How would...
How many of us treat God as if His purpose is to serve us and provide what we want? We perceive a need and ask God to fix it. We might...
Some time ago, I was speaking with a dying woman. What remained of her life was measured in weeks. I spoke to her about Jesus and the...
Recently, I read a scathing analysis of the popular Joel Osteen. In God in the Whirlwind, David Wells comments: In [Osteen’s]...
What do you do with a man who walks on water? What difference would it make if you were a follower, even a ‘friend,’ of this man?...
Holy mud? Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. What does this say about who Jesus is? And what difference can...
What do you do when Death comes knocking? Out of curiosity, I searched for my title: “When Death Comes Knocking.” I learned that the...
What is God like? I was listening to a woman tell me what she thought. It was her own mixture of ‘this’ and ‘that.’ It reminded me...
How can a 30-year-old pre-exist someone 2,000 years older? It’s a puzzle the Pharisees couldn’t solve as long as they clung to their...
"Who is this?" This was the question asked 2,000 years ago. It's one of the best questions to ask today! Palm Sunday In a couple of...
Years ago, during a family vacation, we passed a sign advertising “Jesus’ Fruit Stand – 100 meters.” The children wanted to stop and...
When introduced to a person, first impressions are critical. They tend to determine whether a relationship will go any further and what...
What motivated Nicodemus to meet with Jesus? Was he an honest seeker or something else? And did something unexpected happen when he...
Robert Greenleaf’s concept of servant-leadership has gained wide acceptance. Yet, in a recent conversation, the discussion turned to...
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Believing is an essential concept in John’s Gospel. John uses the verb or action word for “believing” (pisteuō) ninety-eight times,...
