Category: John

He Will Arrive

John the Baptist said of Jesus, “…He who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.” (Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, John 1:27, Acts 13:25).  John knew his place in creation and he understood the glory of Christ.  John in this statement shows the humility that humans [...]

Friday August 12th, 2011 in Acts, Bible, Hebrews, John, Luke, Mark, New Testament Christianity | No Comments »

Fruit Giver

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season (ESV).” This is the description the psalmist gives in Psalm 1:3 of the man who casts this world aside and dwells in God’s counsel, advise, and purspose. This man yields fruit and is a healthy tree with a [...]

Tuesday June 28th, 2011 in Bible, John, New Testament Christianity, Psalms | No Comments »

BOOK REVIEW: Joanna Weaver’s “Lazarus Awakening”

John chapter 11 gives the reader of the Bible the wonderful story of Christ raising his dear friend Lazarus from the dead.  It’s a tale of majesty, might, sadness, and compassion.  Christ, showing the most human of emotions, brings His friend Lazarus out of the tomb in which he was buried and as Lazarus, dead [...]

Monday May 30th, 2011 in Bible, Book Reviews, John | No Comments »

I’m Starving…And So Are You

John chapter 6 is one of the richest chapters in the Bible.  Not only does it tell the miracle of Christ miraculously feeding the multitude with only a small amount of food, but it then goes on to show one of Christ’s greatest sermons/teachings in all of scripture.  Christ, building off of the miracle of [...]

Monday April 4th, 2011 in Deuteronomy, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, John, New Testament Christianity, Revelation | No Comments »

Walking Through Wesley Hill’s “Washed & Waiting” “Introduction”

I’m not sure how I feel about homosexuals.  I type that sentence knowing full well that the Bible describes homosexual sex as sinful.  I understand that part and have studied it and come to the conclusion that there is no wiggle room there..  But, how do I feel about homosexuals as people?  Honestly, I don’t [...]

Thursday February 3rd, 2011 in Book Reviews, Church Leadership, John, New Testament Christianity | 3 Comments »

Paul’s Two Hats

We hear so much about identity today.  We are told that everyone is looking for their true identity and trying to find out who they are. We are encouraged to “be yourself,” and we instill in one another a brazenness of like it or lump it.  Yet, most people I know are very uncomfortable with [...]

Friday December 10th, 2010 in Church Leadership, Fatherhood, John, Mark, Marriage, New Testament Christianity, Titus | No Comments »

Book Review: The Life Book by Carl Blunt

Carl Blunt saw a problem.  He saw that the high school students in his area were no longer interested in Christianity.  He wanted to reach high school students of today’s world with God’s word while remaining within the boundaries and laws of today’s society.  According to Blunt, in the press release for his solution The [...]

Monday October 18th, 2010 in Bible, Book Reviews, John, New Testament Christianity | No Comments »