“And all were astonished at the majesty of God.” Luke 9:43 I love the word “astonished” here. Mounce expresses it “to strike out of one’s wits.” We live in a day an age where 2 things (among others) militate against … Continue reading →

“It’s as easy as taking candy from a baby.” It’s a proverbial saying, indicating how effortless something might be. And when it comes to the account in Luke 8 of Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter from the dead – it is … Continue reading →

If North Korea were to send a nuclear warhead screaming toward a US target, we would think it a pretty strange response to invade Canada. Yet, when it comes to the lost condition of our society, many a good and … Continue reading →

1 Cor. 14.31a “For you can all prophesy one by one.” Would you like to be a prophet? No, really. I mean it. This isn’t a trick. I am convinced that a modern “school of the prophets” is in order … Continue reading →

Have you ever been reading the Gospels and been a bit taken by how some of what Jesus says or does seems confusing? You’re not alone. There are a number of places where it is clear the Disciples wrestled with … Continue reading →

I am quite certain I have commented on this passage similarly before. But in reading it afresh today, once again the power and wonder of what was transpiring here hit me. I think we pass over some of the realities … Continue reading →

The right role of emotion in true religion is never to arrive at truth by what we feel, but to deeply feel the truth. If the truth does not move us, something is terribly wrong. Oh to love, with all … Continue reading →

I love Matthew 13. It is a remarkable passage. Gathered together here are 7 parables. Parables of the Kingdom. They form a primer for the Disciples of a sort. How they are to understand the Kingdom in the intervening years … Continue reading →