Posted on August 6, 2014
#66: Who’s In Control?
Once upon a Passover, a group of Jewish leaders and teachers sat spellbound in Jerusalem’s temple. The week-long celebration had just ended and most visitors were headed home. But here in front of the teachers sat a straggler,… Read More
Posted on July 30, 2014
#65: Forgiveness and Answered Prayer
I remember the first time I saw Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. I sat in a dark theater watching one scene after another roll by in a story I’d heard since childhood. The film was graphic… Read More
Posted on July 23, 2014
#64: Mountain-Moving Faith
My favorite type of novel opens with several seemingly unrelated story lines. Slowly, chapter by chapter, the pieces come together. In time it’s clear that the stories are related. As the details fall into place, one cohesive tale… Read More
Posted on July 16, 2014
#63: Fully Aware
Sunday, the first day of Passover week, was a busy time in Jerusalem. Jews from all over the world came to celebrate how God had spared their ancestors’ firstborn sons during the tenth plague. Exodus 12 told the… Read More
Posted on July 9, 2014
#62: The Passion of Jesus
Welcome to Knowing Jesus, our study of Christ’s life through the Spirit-inspired pen of Mark. Our goal is to learn all we can from Jesus, who stepped down from glory into human flesh so we could see how… Read More
Posted on July 2, 2014
#61: Three Forgotten Steps to Christian Maturity
Gerald was a stubborn man. Downright mean to his wife, his marriage had been a matter of sheer endurance for years. Gerald showed up for church services every Sunday at 10:45 on the dot and was proud of… Read More
Posted on June 18, 2014
#59: Trashing the Trivial
Maria is a very good Bible teacher. She invests a lot of time preparing sessions for her class of kids. One year for Easter Sunday, she’d worked hard and felt especially good about the lesson she’d planned. Sunday… Read More
Posted on June 11, 2014
#58: The Last Word
Happy Wednesday! “Hump Day” it’s come to be called—mid-week, when we need a little boost to survive till weekend. Each week I pray that this post gives you a shot of spiritual energy and encouragement halfway between Sundays…. Read More
Posted on June 4, 2014
#57: What’s Your Limit?
My new friend Becky has a chicken coop in her yard. It’s a really nice new chicken coop that she and her husband worked hard to build. But it’s empty. No chickens. Not even a peep. You see,… Read More
