John 12 – Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was from, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive...
The world was made by God in the same way that a fine wine is made by a winemaker. The winemaker is responsible for its complexity and its existence. But it is not made only for him. The wine is made for others to enjoy. In the same way God made the world for us to enjoy. God was perfectly...
I forgot how dependent I was on the web until our power went out for the entire day. Our phones could not get any signal. There was apparently some sort of wind storm and we could not send or receive emails, texts or calls. We could not get on the web either. It was very...
In the last post we looked at James 1:9 and his command for the suffering Christian to take comfort and boast in the good news of the Gospel. Now we keep going to the next verse. James turns to the Christian who is rich and experiencing the fullness of life and he tells them take comfort and to...
Life is unpredictable. The job offer gets rescinded. Your portfolio underperforms. Your marriage breaks apart. Addictions you thought you had licked, come back with a vengeance. In these twists and turns, ups and downs, the gospel gives us the power to be people of stability and...