The Inner Life, Attentive to God
Yesterday, at our church prayer and abiding night, we were led through an experience of encountering Jesus. We were asked to imagine a safe place and to meet Jesus there. Two young children were there,…
The Gospel of John Series Part 10: I AM… the Gate, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life
Think about the moment the curtain gets pulled back in the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy and her companions have made a long journey through real danger and uncertainty. All because someone told them there was…
Gospel of John Series Part 9: I AM… Bread and Light
The purpose of John’s Gospel is stated in John 20:30–31 “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that…
Gospel of John Series Part 8: The Author of Life
170 years ago, a 20 year old preacher in London England named Charles began a sermon on the unchanging nature of God this way: It has been said by someone that the proper study of…
Gospel of John Series Part 7: Living Water
Introduction What is the purpose of hunger and thirst? Hunger and thirst are built-in warning signals, telling us what we need to stay alive. Ignore them long enough, and you die. But we don’t live…
Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus
Introductory Note [a.d. 130.] The anonymous author of this Epistle gives himself the title (Mathetes) “a disciple of the Apostles,” and I venture to adopt it as his name. It is about all we know…
Gospel of John Series Part 6: New Life in Christ
Introduction Does anyone know what kind of car this is? How do you know that? If you know what to look for, you can see it. But to the average non-car enthusiast, it looks like…