Hearing Voices
Do you know the voice of the Good Shepherd? Are you listening to his voice or are you hearing other voices; the voices of strangers? Does Psalm 23 describe your life or do you feel like you are in a sheepfold being destroyed by ravenous wolves? There is a Good Shepherd, friend. He laid down his life for you.
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
We are not above Thomas, we stand beside him. He is our big brother in the faith with something crucial to teach us. That our journey of faith is to have a Thomas-like quality to it. That we don’t just accept things without thinking, but that we learn how to doubt.
Plunge Into Hope
“The resurrection of Jesus is good news because he changed the human story from a Tragedy to a grand Comedy, the Greatest of Happy Endings!”
The Whole Point
Pain before joy; death before glory. What we see that day at Lazarus’ tomb is not a Jesus who stands aloof from our pain and our grief, but experiences it Himself, not merely for His own glory, but so that you and I can enter into joy and glory. And friends, that is the whole point!
Get In the Boat
Does our daily labor make any difference in the world? Are our careers and hobbies merely for our survival and enjoyment? This week, we join the disciples for breakfast on the shore with the risen Jesus Christ. After a night of fruitless labor, Christ leads them to a miraculous catch. As we go along our lives, plying our trade and casting our nets, we may encounter the voice of the risen Jesus Christ telling us where the fish are. As missionaries, we rely on the leading of Jesus to be fishers of men, women, and children. Let’s pull in our catch and bring the lost to sit down for breakfast with Jesus.