"As you come to him the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him--yo
The metaphor is rich and deep with many layers. The world thinks poorly of Christ but his are the values of divinity--he is precious to...
"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me do what I have been doing. He will do even gr
God's reign in the world is established through one person--his Son; expanding incrementally throughout the earth through the cooperative...
" If you love me you will do what I command" (John 14:15).
Jesus takes it as his right to command the allegiance of his fellows. This is either crude arrogance, or he does truly sustain an...
"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with y
How do some understand 'slowness?' Probably like me, whose idea of slowness is no shaped by the brevity of my life. I want God to bring...
"Because I live, you also will live" (John 14:19).
Jesus makes this statement immediately after he assures them of the gift of 'another comforter' the Holy Spirit. As humanity's...
"But in keeping with his promise we are looking to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of ri
Everything ages and wears out. In a few billion years the sun will flame out and the earth will not be able to sustain life anymore....
(Then Judas (not Iscariot) said, 'but Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to
The disciples of Christ think that they are OK and Jesus should just get on and fix up the world. They think that the rule of God can...
"The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it and we proclaim to you the eternal life w
How could God describe the kind of existence he envisioned for men and women unless he showed us a human being actually living it. This...
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you" (John 15:12).
Christian duty is not a conundrum; a mystery to be unraveled. It is a simple but profound summons; the most uncomplicated yet exacting...
"Shout and be glad O daughter of Zion, for I am coming, and I will live among you, declares the
Ideal religion centers not on our approach to God but on his approaching us. The difference between those two models of spirituality is...
