“What is truth?” someone scorned Jesus hours before His crucifixion. Our Lord recognized the Roman Governor came to “bear witness to the truth,” but further taught, “everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice” (John 18:37-38). Pilate doesn’t care. Cynical and annoying, he ponders the possibility and power to unearth actual truthfulness in […]
John 14:1-7: I Am the Way, Truth, and Life
May 2, 2019 by
The atmosphere is solemn and sober. A Teacher’s words trouble and grieve His students (John 14:1, 27; 16:6, 20-22). The air thickens with uncertainty and foreboding, as tensions rise. By the day, their opponents turn more vicious; at night, darkening their future with dire prospects. A series of traumatic experiences will soon engulf and suffocate […]
Jeremiah 23:16-29: Live in the Truth
August 8, 2017 by
Still in the insecurity of your childhood, running through the house. Crash! A prized piece of your mother’s fine porcelain lay broken on the floor. A few moments later, words are flying from your mouth on how you didn’t break your mom’s china. The contrived deception now spins its web around you, in your mind […]
John 6:51-69: Taking in the Real Jesus
August 19, 2012 by
Jesus preaches a Word that is hard for His followers to hear. His followers are now a large crowd. They were the same group of 5,000 that Jesus had fed with five loaves and two fish. And they loved the Jesus who fed them with free food. They loved Jesus as their bread king. They […]
