Miriam
In God’s wisdom, Miriam experienced both the pain of exposure, and the deep and abiding joy of healing, restoration, and reconciliation. Continue reading Miriam
Minor Prophets: Habakkuk’s Questions
There is no power in all the physical world or the spiritual realm that is not ultimately under the authority and dominion of Almighty God.
Things are not always what they appear to be. Continue reading Minor Prophets: Habakkuk’s Questions
Gospel of John: Promise of Joy
It is not the Lord’s way to substitute something else to relieve pain. Instead, God uses what is already there, but transforms it. Continue reading Gospel of John: Promise of Joy
Gospel of John: Penalty, Power, Presence
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to convict hearts and reveal truth to minds. Our work is to love. Continue reading Gospel of John: Penalty, Power, Presence
Gospel of John: The Ruler of this World
God’s mighty deliverance of the world through the cross held echoes of the ancient contest God entered into with the powerful gods of Egypt. Continue reading Gospel of John: The Ruler of this World
Gospel of John: Three Concerns
This is good news for humankind, for we have been trying to appease angry gods for all of our recorded history. Continue reading Gospel of John: Three Concerns
Woman at the Well
Jesus was thirsty for water, and knew the woman at the well was thirsty for eternal life.
But. There is so . . . much . . . more to this story. You may be surprised by what the Greek reveals.
Continue reading Woman at the Well
Minor Prophets: The Book of Habakkuk
Habakkuk evokes the deer which nimbly “tread upon the heights,” escaping, in the end, the trampling horses of Babylon. Continue reading Minor Prophets: The Book of Habakkuk
Gospel of John: Rumpelstiltskin
How in the world might Rumpelstiltskin be -at all- like the Paraclete? Continue reading Gospel of John: Rumpelstiltskin
Gospel of John: Aroma of Christ
The more one is like Christ, the more one can expect a strong response. Continue reading Gospel of John: Aroma of Christ
