Bringing Light to Life
Jesus struck at the root of pride with a sharp ax. He said, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when […]
The New Year stretches beyond eyesight. 366 days (It’s a leap year) 8,784 hours 527,040 minutes 31,622, 400 seconds During that time, you will take 8,000,000 breaths, blink over 11.5 million times, and sleep over a hundred days. Not that you would sleep in the day but rather you would have slept that many […]
Many people have gotten the idea that getting to God demands jumping through religious hoops. Such misconceptions are laid to rest in a manger, in a stable, in Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago. Author Philip Yancey once asked, who could be more approachable than an infant? Who could be less threatening than a swaddled child […]
If you’ve read The Jesus Story and liked it, please write a five star review for Amazon.com. There’s still time for people to buy one for Christmas and your review might prompt them to make a purchase. I’ve now read it over 100 times over 100 months and I never get bored. Every week it […]
Three scenes in the Christmas story plea for a closer look. In Matthew’s gospel, attention is fixed on: Mary and Jesus The star The shepherds The magi and their gifts of frankincense, myrrh and gold. But we should also consider a man viewed in another’s shadow. We seldom speak of Joseph, but Joseph, the husband […]