Love One Another – John 15:12-17
Jesus’ disciples were a contentious and mixed-up bunch of folks. The variety of their education, social status, political views, and temperaments is huge. For instance, I marvel at how the…
Jesus’ disciples were a contentious and mixed-up bunch of folks. The variety of their education, social status, political views, and temperaments is huge. For instance, I marvel at how the…
There is an aspect of faith we often overlook. That aspect is time. We live in a moment of history that has an air of immediacy. Information at our fingertips.…
Why do sheep stray? It may not be the most cosmically important question to ask, but knowing why sheep stray tells us something about ourselves. The long and short of…
We have taken several weeks in John 14. This week we are going to step back to see the tapestry Jesus was revealing to His disciples. For the sake of…
Continuing His conversation with the disciples, Jesus provides three gigantic insights. Those insights further underscore the interconnectedness of our faith in Christ. In previous verses, Jesus declared, “Believe Me that…
One of my first jobs outside of the family farm was laboring for a landscape contractor. It was a summer job between my Junior and Senior year of High School.…
This past Sunday, I was honored to give the morning message at the Vineyard Church Peoria. That is our home church, and we are blessed that they financially support our…
There are some of Jesus’ commands that we elevate and others that we hide in a box. We don’t throw them away, we know better than that, but push them…
Have you ever watched an old movie or listened to an old song from your youth and saw something new? But now, watching or listening with older ears, you understand…
One thing we learn from cars is that new is almost always better. A few years ago, a car show reviewed a couple of famous supercars from the 1980s. Those…
Folks go to great lengths to display who they are. The clothes they wear, the way they walk, the jewelry and accessories they choose to wear or not wear, even…
Somewhere around 1495, Leonardo DaVinci began painting a wall for a Dominican monastery in Milan, Italy. The result of his multi-year labor is the most recognizable piece of art ever…