Have you ever watched an artist demonstration where they deliberately paint in steps that obscure the final picture until the last few strokes? I’ve seen this technique used as music played while the artist works. You can tell exactly when enough of the picture is complete and the audience has figured out what it is …
Tag: Jesus
Have You Offered Your Boat To Jesus?
I love it when God arranges for us to hear the same message more than once. Has it ever happened to you? You read a verse, then someone later quotes it, then it shows up randomly on a sign. Or the song on the radio refers to it. I think it was Albert Einstein who …
Do You Trust The Motives Of Jesus?
Have you ever met anyone whose motives were unclear? Maybe they said the right things, but you had a sense they weren’t being honest and open with you? I think that’s true of false teachers. They tell you that you’re basically a good person, that if you work hard enough at doing good things, you …
Familiar Words That Still Speak
When I was born, the world was a different place. In America, many families were still living the “Father Knows Best,” “Leave It To Beaver,” kind of life, where dad went to work and mom stayed home. For me, the days were pretty simple. Get up, go to school, come home, do your chores and …
Will Jesus Find Fruit?
Following the narrative of Jesus through the gospel writers is an amazing journey. Jesus often says things that make us really stop and think. When we read scripture, we have to keep in mind that it is spiritually discerned, and the meaning may not be obvious at first; we have to dig deeper and give …
The Way Of The Word 