Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 1) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 2) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 3) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 4) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 5) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 6) Seven Lasts Sayings of Jesus (Part 7)
The Devil Next Door
March 30, 2011 by
He was big. He was mean. He was my next door neighbor. I was going to Bible school at the time ~ discipleship training school to be exact (DTS). I lived with 9 other guys in a 2 story, 4 bedroom house in the Bay Area (San Francisco). We were all learning how to follow […]
Burden Bearer – Part 2
March 28, 2011 by
(The second in a series. For Part 1: click here.) “[The Roman soldiers] pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene . . . to bear [Jesus’] cross.” (Mark 15:21) Simon encounters Christ. Wow. And he’s come along way for this unforeseen meeting – from as far as Cyrene – a […]
Burden Bearer – Part 1
March 17, 2011 by
The once sunlit landscape is now illuminated by stars. The blazing fireplace is dull embers. The bustling household is fading off in slumber. That night. The soldiers lay hold of Jesus. (Mark 14:46) He puts up no fight. His followers flee in fear. (Mark 14:50) That night. Simon’s mind struggles to rest as he lays […]
The “Why?” Question
December 28, 2010 by
Have you ever asked, “Why?” Of course, you have. I’m asking it now in my own life. I’m asking it about a certain particular area. (What’s yours?) “Why, Lord?” We ask it about ourselves. “Why, God?” We ask it on behalf of others. “Why?” (Pause) Why did it have to happen? Why didn’t it work […]
Paid in Full
August 31, 2010 by
“It is finished!” (John 19:30) It was with those three words that Jesus Christ declared mankind’s redemption accomplished. There’s nothing more that can be added. There’s nothing more that need be done. Our sins are forgiven (if we believe). Our eternal destiny is secure (we are headed to heaven when this life is through). And […]
Marks of a Defective Faith – Part 1
July 11, 2010 by
I want to talk to you about faith in a two-part blog post series. You’ve probably purchased something that was defective before. To be defective means there’s a flaw with whatever it is you bought. Right? There’s something wrong with it to cause it not to function as it said it on the box it […]
One Man
July 7, 2010 by
One man. That’s what our salvation rests upon. You talk about pressure. You talk about a weight on your back. The actions, commitment, faith, obedience, sacrifice ~ love ~ every single, human being who ever lived ~ where they spend eternity rests upon this one man. There’s no one else. There’s no other person. There’s […]
Christ Follower or Christian?
June 3, 2010 by
“‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.’” (Mark 8:34b) There’s a lot of talk about being a “Christ follower” these days. “I’m a Christ follower,” people say. (It used to be Christian.) I think with the change of jargon (not that I’m against […]
Remembering the Passion (of the Christ)
April 1, 2010 by
It’s been a hand full of years or so since I watched Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ.” I never wrote about my experience seeing it. In a word, I was “undone.” And as I consider Jesus’ death for my sins this Easter season anew, I want to remember the price He paid. I want […]
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