The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not, has not, does not, will not overcome it. John 1:5
WHEN DARKNESS REIGNS
There is a deep rumbling moving closer. Cosmic thunderheads building. A history changing maelstrom swirling. We are converging with the powers of man, of Satan, and of God at Jesus on the cross. Luke tells us all about it. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were looking for some way to get […]
He Has Done It
Easter draws us. By the compelling Spirit of God, the Cross/Resurrection of Jesus pulls us in. We may resist and go on our way to the bunnies and eggs. We may yield and converge with people and powers, with angels and demons, with sacrifice and suffering, with sin and death at the Cross – more […]
My God, My God…
We are moving toward Easter – converging with people, powers, and God at the death and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. Jesus is leading the way for us his disciples and others who may want to be his disciples. We go the way he is going – self-denial, surrender, giving up control, laying down life, […]
Convergence
We are approaching the Easter season. I suppose we might say that we’ve somewhat entered the season, but probably not very seriously for most us. Easter is still a month away – April 5 this year. Christians who practice Lent may be more focused than the rest of us, well me anyway. However I am […]
Resurrection power today
According to Ephesians 1:15-19, Paul prayed for the Ephesian Christians that they, and we, would have the eyes of our hearts enlightened to be able to have God’s work done in our lives (read previous post “Do You See?”). He mentioned three specific things: the hope of God’s calling, the greatness of God’s involvement with […]
The after-resurrection hope alternative
I attended worship on Easter morning and heard a good sermon: “Stuck on the Road.” The message was based on Luke 24:13-49, the account of the risen Jesus showing up on the journey of two individuals to their home in Emmaus. The two said that before Jesus had been killed they “had hoped that he was […]
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 […]