Bringing Light to Life
I have a reoccurring dream in which I’m running as hard as I can. Sometimes I’m running barefoot across an open field of green grass in the country. Or, on an asphalt street through a crowded neighborhood. Often I’m playing football and trying to outrun defenders. What makes this dream troubling isn’t where I’m running […]
Jesus took an invisible-abstract idea and drew a picture of the intersection of a branch and grapevine. “I’m the vine and you’re the branches. Stay connected to me and you’ll produce barrels of grapes” (John 15:1-5–paraphrase). But Jesus said more. He told us how to live as a branch in a vine: “If you abide […]
All of the resources available to Jesus are there for us. The questions is, how do we follow his example and draw on such wisdom and strength. The night before his crucifixion, after leaving the upper room, and leading his disciples out of Jerusalem, Jesus answered that question with one word which he used ten […]
One day you’ll face an impossible challenge. The opposition will be strong, entrenched and organized. Moses felt that way when God appeared in the burning bush and said, “I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt” (Ex.3: 10). Moses didn’t snap a salute and say, “Yes, sir.” Instead, […]
I used to ask God to show me himself. He never did. I can’t help but think my faith would be stronger if an army of angels appeared to me as they did to Elisha’s servant. If you recall the story, you know it illustrates God’s existence in a parallel dimension. King, Ben-Haddad of Aram […]