John 7-8 Jesus begins to be bolder in his explanation of Who He is.  The people don’t want to believe he’s the Messiah because the scriptures say the Messiah will come from Bethlehem, not Galilee. Why then didn’t Jesus tell them the story of his early life?  Why is it that the people of Galilee did not know of his birth in Bethlehem, flight to Egypt, and then trip back to Nazareth?  I’ve often wondered about that.  Perhaps Jesus wanted to cultivate faith?  Or maybe his parents didn’t tell him?  But He knew everything! Perhaps the answer lies here: 7He … Continue reading More questions, no answers

Matthew 18 Be humble like a child…and forgive from the heart.  Those are the messages I gleaned tonight from Matthew 18.  But trying to pick one or even two topics to glean from Jesus is nearly impossible.  Every word that is recorded as coming from his mouth is instructive.  Sometimes I wish I could physically EAT his words and make them a part of myself. Tonight I heard Josh Hamilton give all glory to Jesus for the Rangers’ win.  When asked if he had reached the top of his mountain (getting into the World Series), Josh replied, on national television, … Continue reading Kudos all around

Matthew 16, Mark 8, Luke 9:18-27 It’s so easy to poke fun at the Pharisees and religious leaders.  To an outsider looking in, reading about events after the fact, we can pinpoint their failures and hopefully learn how NOT to act! Right after Jesus miraculously fed four thousand people using only seven loaves of bread and a few fish, with seven basketfuls of leftovers, the Pharisees went to Jesus and asked him for….wait for it….a SIGN from heaven.  As if feeding a huge crowd of people with a meager amount of food didn’t qualify as a sign?  As if healing … Continue reading Not my lap dog