He Calms the Storms
Jim was frantically sharing about problems he was encountering with his work team: division, judgmental attitudes, and misunderstandings. After an hour of patiently listening to his concerns, I suggested, “Let’s ask Jesus what He would have us do in this situation.” We sat quietly for five minutes. Then something amazing happened. We both felt God’s peace cover us like a blanket. We were more relaxed as we experienced God’s presence and guidance, and we felt confident to wade back into the difficulties.
Peter, one of Jesus’ disciples, needed God’s presence. One night he and the other disciples were sailing across the…
What difference does Jesus' return make to today?
The New Testament teaches that Jesus’ return should have an impact on our life, attitude and perspective today. So the question is: what difference should it actually make? Rather than discussing ‘end times’ theories, dates and events, this booklet is about the concrete fact that Jesus is “coming soon” (Revelation 22:12). This time He will not come as a helpless…
Love’s Long Reach
Mary Lee is a sixteen-foot, 3,500-pound great white shark tagged by oceanographers off the coast of Cape Cod in 2012. The transmitter attached to her dorsal fin could be tracked by satellite when she surfaced. For the next five years Mary Lee’s movements were observed online with great interest by everyone from researchers to surfers, up and down the east coast of the United States from Maine to Florida. She was tracked for nearly 40,000 miles until one day, somewhere off the coast of New Jersey, her signal stopped—probably because the battery on her transmitter expired.
Human knowledge and technology reach…
Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection and the Life"
“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and…
Catching Foxes
The first time a bat invaded our home we dismissed it as a fluke. But after a second nighttime visit, I read up on the little critters and discovered they don’t need much of an opening to pay humans a visit. I had assumed they would need a gaping hole, but I discovered that if they find a gap as small as the side of a coin they’ll let themselves in.
So I loaded up my caulk gun and went on a mission. I went around the house and closed up every tiny opening I could find.
In Songs of Songs 2:15,…
Jesus said, "I am the Gate"
“Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves…
Talladega Nights
In the movie Talladega Nights, racecar driver Ricky Bobby begins to say grace at a meal with his best friend,…
Jesus said, "I Am"
Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the…
So What?
What are we to do with Jesus’s claims about himself? Do we even need to decide?
Jesus declared, “Whoever is…
Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life"
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John…
Talladega Nights
