1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 8:4 | Burden of Freedom

There is a freedom that comes from surrender to Christ. It is a counter intuitive situation where one must be surrendered to the Lord of all Creation in order to be free. Only when I give up the life I wanted to […]

Romans

Romans 2:15 | Rules or no Rules?

I am not a fan of rules and bureaucracy. Many times the rules of some organizations seem stupid. Even worse those rules can just infuriate when one accidently gets caught up in them. Many religious rules can seem this way. The rules […]

John

John 17:20 | Unity with the Church

John in his gospel chapter 17 verse 20 records a prayer that Jesus prayed for the believers who would follow after him. This prayer is wonderful because it is Jesus praying for those of us 2,000 years later who would follow him. […]

John

John 16:1 | Trouble from God?

In the days before Jesus is arrested and killed he spent time preparing the disciples for what was about to happen. They did not understand and had even become depressed at how things were working out for their Messiah ( God’s Failure […]

John

John 15:1 | I Can’t Wait for Spring

Jesus used the branch and vine analogy to explain how our relationship with him should work. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does […]

Culture and Politics

Focus People… FOCUS!

[Reflection of the 2014 Super Bowl on Culture] This weekend is the Super Bowl between the Broncos and the Seahawks. When I see Payton Manning leading the Broncos I can’t help but think about Elway’s plan to bring Peyton to Denver and […]

1 Peter

1 Peter 1:15 | We are Set Free to be… Holy?

The Bible is referenced sometimes as the Holy Bible. The word itself is odd and does not have many use cases outside of the church. What does holy mean exactly? Simply stated the word means “set apart”. Read more to understand how […]

Hebrews

Hebrews 2:14 | Jesus was Human too

We often talk about Jesus as a great prophet or leader or some master Sherpa that has all the right answers. The famous WWJD, what would Jesus do, question still finds meaning for many people trying to figure out life and how […]