“If we did not thirst, we wouldn’t seek the fluid we need to satisfy us, to meet our needs, to survive. Is this woman thirsty? FOR WHAT IS SHE THIRSTING?”
Category: Lent
We’ve Become Something New
“Jesus answered him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, NO ONE CAN SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD without being born from above.”
They’re Personal
“Dear Jesus, please don’t let that ice cream man come down my street anymore.”
He Deserves Our Joyful Praise
“Jesus had told them what was to come when he entered Jerusalem. What was to come was out of their hands. What was most pressing in that moment was to praise God joyfully and loudly. “
What Could Happen Next
“After seeing and hearing of Lazarus rising from the tomb, what could possibly happen next?”
They Deserve It
“God’s kindness and mercy are far ahead of our mere human, prejudicial understanding of who deserves what.”
There Are No Dead Ends
“It was Jerusalem that needed to turn around and go back the way it came. That’s what the prophets called Jerusalem to do, and that’s what Jerusalem refused to do.”
Who We Are
“The gospel that we hear is that we are reconciled, conformed, harmonized, settled, brought to terms, patched up, fixed up, kiss and made up by Christ’s death to present us holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation! Alleluia.”
Not Where It Ends
“We so often live our spiritual lives as those who search for a path of access to the God of our salvation. Such a pursuit or struggle wears us out in the long run. We then find meager contentment in believing we’re saved, and heaven is our home when we die. Scripture, however, conveys to us WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION.”
Such Risky Adventures
“So, when I hear or read, “If any want to become my followers,” I wince a bit. I know there’s a cost. There’s a cost in carrying a cross, in denying oneself, and it sounds like a follower follows alone. BUT WE DON’T FOLLOW ALONE. JESUS WASN’T ALONE ENTERING HIS PASSION. We wouldn’t be either.”
Psalm 102 in The Message 