God Is Nearby – May 4, 2022
“Christians throughout the ages have found… a God who takes the initiative, a God who is always beforehand with men, seeking them before they seek him. Jesus presents to us a “seeking” God whose very nature it is to go the whole way into the wilderness in quest of man. This morning I challenge you […]
Open Our Eyes – May 3, 2022
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus, to reach out and touch him, and say that we love him. Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen. Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus. –Robert Cull, hymn lyrics
Disorder and Imperfection – May 2, 2022
“The most amazing fact about Jesus, unlike almost any other religious founder, is that he found God in disorder and imperfection — and told us that we must do the same or we would never be content on this earth… The struggle to forgive reality for being exactly what it is right now often breaks us through […]
Recognizing Jesus
Sometimes there are so many interesting details in one Bible story that I don’t know where to look. This third encounter between the resurrected Jesus and the disciples* is one such story: Peter naked in the boat, hurriedly putting his clothes back on before diving into the water; the very specific count of fish. When […]
