Anointing the Feet In John chapter 12 and 13, we find two stories that continue our theme where we meet Jesus as he encounters a person (or persons) in a very personal manner. In John 12, Jesus is once again with the family from John 11 (Mary, Martha, and Lazarus), and then in John 13, … Read more
Jesus Weeps John 11 contains an important story that displays not only the power and amazing, miraculous ability of Jesus, but also insight into the very heart of the God we meet fully in Jesus. As the chapter opens, we are introduced to Lazarus, Mary, and Martha. This family has close connection to Jesus, as … Read more
The Man Born Blind In John 9, Jesus continues to have personal encounters that we have the privilege to witness, just as we have thus far in John 3, 4, and 8–this time with a man born blind. As the chapter opens, Jesus has the opportunity to heal a man born blind and the entire … Read more
The One Without Sin Throughout the Gospel of John, there are a handful of stories of one-on-one encounters that Jesus has with various men and women. Over the past several weeks, we have been exploring some of these stories and trying to understand what Jesus wants these people to know after he meets them. In … Read more
The Woman at the Well Jesus encountered many people during the course of his public ministry, all of whom have something important and instructive to tell us about who Jesus is and what Jesus’ ministry was all about. These encounters with various folks are especially highlighted through Gospel of John. Last week, we spent time … Read more
A Question in the Night New creation. Resurrection. New life. Born again. There is a significant amount of imagery and description given to what takes place when we dedicate our lives to Jesus and receive the gift of restored relationship with our God. John Mark shared with our church body Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians … Read more
Make Sure Your Heart Is in the Right Place Jesus talked about a lot of different topics when he lived and walked this earth. The number one topic that Jesus spoke about was the Kingdom of Heaven (or God). It was the defining characteristic and topic of Jesus’ preaching. The Kingdom of God is near. … Read more
Jesus is Lord All throughout the Gospels there is a constant question always lurking beneath the surface (or sometimes it is the main event of the stories or words being spoken). The question is, “Who is Jesus?” This question not only is at play in the Gospels, ever since Jesus has lived, someone, somewhere has … Read more
John 1 – An Invitation This week, I am writing from a kid’s camp in East Texas where approximately 100 kids have come to have a week of fun, excitement, safety, a sense of family, and, whether they know it or not, to be shown the love of God. At camp, we certainly have as … Read more
Jesus Heals Us All Today I have been reflecting on Mark 5 and the stories of Jesus healing a demoniac, a woman with a bleeding condition, and raising a young girl from the dead. Just a normal Tuesday for Jesus. If you have not read from Mark’s Gospel in a while, take a moment to … Read more
