Have you ever heard of doing the right thing for the wrong reason? The way T.S. Eliot put it in his play Murder in the Cathedral is, “The last temptation is the greatest treason/To do the right thing ...  Read More

Today, we are continuing to look at the sign of the feeding of the five thousand from John’s Gospel. Last time, we talked about Jesus’ question to Philip. This time, we will look at the response of Ph...  Read More

In this passage, we see a miracle that’s recorded and every single one of the gospel accounts. This means it was really important to the ministry of Jesus and made a huge impression on the disciples a...  Read More

Jesus finishes his thoughts on his position as the Son of God gives him authority to do and say the things that he does and says. In this passage, he focuses in on what he calls witnesses. I like to t...  Read More

What we are going to look at for the next couple of days in John’s Gospel is a turning point in some ways. Moving forward the Jewish leadership no longer just see Jesus as someone who makes them uncom...  Read More

In our passage today, we see a situation where a man is healed, but in the process of being healed, he is confronted by people who believe he is in the wrong for carrying his bed on the Sabbath. The J...  Read More

Yesterday, I talked about sifting mechanisms. It is this thing that Jesus does to help people come to a point of decision about whether or not they really want what He’s offering. As I’ve walked with ...  Read More

We live in a culture that is all about growing our brand, getting more followers. How can I create content that will trend on social media? How can I get people to jump on the bandwagon and start to p...  Read More

This past summer my family and I had the opportunity to travel to Upstate New York and visit Niagara Falls. I had heard a lot about the falls before I had the opportunity to go myself. People had alwa...  Read More

Food is pretty important. Just having it is necessary to continue living. Food is what gives us energy for the day. It provides what our bodies need to function, to repair and heal itself, and to acco...  Read More

Ever had that moment when you were in the middle of doing something and something way more interesting interrupted you and you completely forgot what you were doing in the first place? That’s where w...  Read More

We have been looking over the last several days at the conversation that Jesus had with the woman at the well and some of the obstacles that keep us from experiencing God’s grace. The last obstacle to...  Read More