Jesus referred to himself as the true vine, yet the passages he refers to have an uncomfortable outcome. You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you […]
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The shock of my Christian life was realising that this description of the wicked fit me… In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the […]
After a long day, with the next day promising to be longer, I retired early. Then boisterous voices awakened me. It was going to be […]
When I lose peace, Psalm 73 helps… When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute […]
When I am thirsty for God I don’t want to be with him. Spiritual thirst drives out love so I reject its source. Practically, I […]
A single phrase changed my view of a whole passage. I had understood Psalm 78 as a history lesson of failure. Take- The men of […]
Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by events and am disoriented – … the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, […]
We discover Glory through seeing Jesus’ return to heaven. How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! … For you have … withheld nothing […]
The last of three avenues that Jesus says lead to glory- Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will […]
The second of three avenues that Jesus says bring glory is the road to eternal life. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while […]
Fruitfulness is the first of three avenues Jesus says bring glory. He explains how- Very truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls […]
Jesus explains for us the way he sees glory; the glory of heaven – Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man […]
What is glory? How was Jesus glorified? One time was his entry into Jerusalem. The next day the great crowd that had come for the […]
I experience a thrill when the Lord opens his word to me. When the messages are few and far between, I wonder if the lack […]
Through the training of life’s trials comes hope, And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our […]