Jesus came to do the works of God. As long as Jesus was in the world, he was focused on glorifying his Father and accomplishing the work that he gave him to do (John 17:4). “Who sinned,” his disciples asked in this story we’re about to read, "this man or his parents?”
Read MoreI used to sing a song to my daughter when she was a baby, called, "He's Still Working on Me." The song, written by Joel Hemphill, teaches the truth of Philippians 1:6: "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."
Read MoreYesterday at church it was my turn to lead communion. It was such an honor to stand up and lead our church in remembering what Jesus did for us. The phrase from the familiar communion passage from 1 Corinthians was "..in remembrance of me."...
Read MoreA few days from now I will have completed my goal of reading the entire Bible in a year. I have 4 days left on my Bible Reading Plan App, intuitively called "Bible." I say 1-year but it's taken me a year and a half to get here. Thankfully you can "catch-up" if you get behind and it resets things so you are not behind.
Read More“Not even his brothers believed in him” (John 7:5). And the Jews were divided over Jesus. “How does this man have learning,” they would say, “He has never even studied!” It seems like all were seeking him, but for several different reasons. Some wanted to learn from him. Some wanted to follow him.
Read MoreA few years ago my wife and I befriended a man that lived in a van outside a neighbor's house. His name was John and his van was on Aspen street so we called him John "Aspen." John was a strong atheist at that time in his life and was very aggressive at times to our help and my conversations with him.
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