Jesus told people why he came into the world. There are several layers to his purpose and goal; he described his mission several different ways. One is what he said in John 10:10: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” The […]
Understand and trust
I once was leading a group session as a counselor at an adolescent treatment facility. There were about a dozen kids in the group. We were outside on a deck between two buildings. There were two brothers in the group – 16, 17 years old. One of them had been in the facility for several […]
How Jesus became king
A lion woke up one morning in the jungle and felt pretty proud of himself. He decided to take a walk. He came across a monkey eating bananas and yelled, “Hey, monkey, who’s the king of the jungle?” and let out a tree-shaking roar. The monkey bowed low and said, “You, great lion, you are […]