John 14:19

We recently celebrated Easter, a time for some to put adorable dresses on little girls and suits on little boys – a time for hunting or rolling eggs, and for children to overdose on chocolate. For those in the body of Christ, however, Easter is so much more than dresses, new hats, eggs, and candy.……

Cable television is an absurdity to me. More than once I have toyed with the option of getting rid of it, but always relent, because I do enjoy certain programming (like Sounders soccer and Jayhawk basketball). Still, it strikes me as ridiculous to have hundreds of channels available, of which only three carry any interest……

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27). Jesus spoke to his disciples in ……

To date in this series on the seven “I AMs” of Jesus in John’s gospel, we have seen Jesus as the bread of life, the light of the world, and the gate to the sheepfold. This week, we see him as the good shepherd. I Am the Good Shepherd I am the good shepherd. The……

Few things frighten humans more than our own mortality. This really should not be the case for the Christ-follower, but many of us are wired up to fear what we don’t know, and even though Jesus has told us, and we believe him, we don’t really know until we get there. Today, we will look at, and……

One would think that the words “no” and “yes” would be simple enough to understand. Yes the word “no” has been a challenge to the Chinese culture throughout their long history. I recall being told that the word “no” was used alone only for children. To say “no” to an adult was the rudest possible…

You don’t buy or earn your way into an inheritance. The Greek word translated “inheritance” (klēronomia,1 Peter 1:4) speaks of possessions passed down from generation to generation. You receive them simply because you’re a family member. The apostle Peter describes the means by which believers gain membership in the family of God: “[He] caused us …