John 9:18-23 is a sub-plot in the story of the healing of the man born blind, and introduces us to two minor characters, the man’s parents. I think there is a great lesson for believers and a warning to unbelievers in what might be skimmed over as unimportant to the main narrative. The Jewish religious …
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Three Things We All Want: Knowledge, Freedom & Immortality
In John 8:12-59, Jesus dialogues with the scribes and Pharisees who did not believe in Him. They rejected His claims that He had come from God and that He was God. In the course of their conversation, Jesus reveals that He is able to give them three things if they would believe. These three …
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Come And See!
Come and see. These three little words are a beautiful invitation. I feel like today that everyone simply wants to tell us what to think. We are saturated with information from news outlets, social media, podcasts, Youtube videos, and newspapers. In America alone, more than a million new books are published each year. Indoctrination of …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.24.19]
Every religion that worships a deity has some system of required sacrifices. Even in places in the world where the name of Jesus is not known or heard, the human heart knows that there is someone (or something) greater outside of ourselves and that we must appease this entity in order to be accepted. Our …
Read-Through-The-Bible [11.24.19]
Today’s read in Acts 10-11 takes us to Caesarea to visit with a centurion named Cornelius. Peter has seen a vision; God shows him a sheet full of unclean animals and commands him to eat them. Peter protests that he has never eaten anything unclean or impure (according to the Mosaic Law). This happens three …