Was Jesus lonely when he walked the dusty roads of Israel for three years? He wasn’t alone because his followers were always with him. But was he lonely? Did he long for understanding from those around him? Though Jesus probably felt separate and apart from humans, we know he had the ultimate relationship with God,…
My wife and I recently flew from Hawaii to San Jose for our son Luke’s birthday. In that moment when we were taking off, I felt a tiny worm of doubt. What if we don’t make it? The pilot was revving the engines, but standing on the brakes, and the plane trembled as though eager…
What would you do if Jesus said to you, ‘Get behind me Satan!’ That’s what he said to Peter, one of his disciples. Why did Jesus address Peter as Satan, as the devil? To figure it out, let’s take a look at the passage in Matthew that contains this famous denunciation jesus said to peter,…
A direct message from God comes to us in 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV. Out of the thousands of verses in the Bible, this is one I use over and over because it has a clear formula for living built right in. ‘If my people,,,’ 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will…
Who was the first Christian convert in Europe? Would you like to meet her? Come on along with me and we’ll go back to the ancient Greek city of Philippi. It was the location where the first conversion to Christianity happened in Europe. At least the first conversion recorded in the Bible. The Apostle Paul…
I have to admit that for years I never realized God was calling me. But He was. It was not a loud voice or a phone call, nor even a lightning bolt. Instead it was a quiet, inner voice making a suggestion, over and over. If I did not know God was calling, what about…