I Shall Not Want

So Jesus is giving is a sign as to just how mistaken we are when we go through life believing there is just not enough for us and for them, for me and for you, for mine and for yours… We are back in Galilee. The multitudes are coming to Jesus, and it is a […]

He Left a Trail

Question for you. What does it mean to be a Christian? Does it mean to believe something about Jesus? Yes it does, but only as a starting point. Because we believe something about Jesus, we begin to follow him. But ultimately, to be a Christian means to embark on a life of […]

Right in our Own Eyes

In reading the Old Testament book of Judges, there is a phrase that appears, Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. This is during the period when Israel had no government as we currently understand it. In fact, in both these verses from Judges 17:6 and 21:25, it says precisely the same thing […]

No Condemnation

During my contemplation time this morning, as Pastor Brian Zahnd would call it my time to “sit with Jesus”, I was thinking about beginning the home stretch of my look at the Sermon on the Mount. We’ve looked at Matthew Chapters 5 and 6, and hopefully you’ve followed along and seen that Jesus great discourse […]

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Back in Psalms, recently came across this short psalm of David highlighting the corrupt, foolish nature of man. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. In biblical terms, […]