Day 147 – Need Sight?

Day 147 – Need Sight?

I love the story of the man born blind in John 9, the one who Jesus healed by putting mud-pies on his eyes. Even though Jesus had healed blind people before, maybe the fact that this guy was born blind made the miracle all the more supernatural. Such a miracle didn’t do much to the … Continue reading »

Day 144 – Who is Jesus?

Day 144 – Who is Jesus?

Everyone’s debating about who Jesus is in John 7. The crowd wonders, ”How can we know He’s Messiah? Where He’s From The debate at first (and then later) focuses on where Jesus came from – because (as everyone knows) the Messiah can’t possibly come from Galilee (vs. 41, 52). In fact, no one will know where … Continue reading »

Day 141 – The Bread of Life

Day 141 – The Bread of Life

I have discovered that if I really want to be heard, I repeat myself. Alot. If my kids don’t do what I say, they get so annoyed at the repetition that they stop to inform me so. Then I finally have their attention and can ask them one last time to do what I want. … Continue reading »

Day 140 – The Obscure Miracle (or Not)

Day 140 – The Obscure Miracle (or Not)

The strangest things jump out as I read sometimes. Today I noticed a miracle that I’d never seen before: Jesus had a transporter. After Jesus feeds the 5000 in John 6, the disciples get in a boat to go across the Sea of Galilee to near Capernaum. Matthew and Mark say that Jesus stayed back … Continue reading »

Day 139 – Who’s a Christian?

Wow. Jesus sure says a lot in the second half of John 5. He is addressing the religious leaders who have just decided to kill him for blasphemy – for calling God His Father. As I reviewed Jesus’ speech, I found a few topical threads to ponder. First,  Jesus is going to judge men in … Continue reading »

Day 137 – Tips for the Workplace

Day 137 – Tips for the Workplace

One memory from business school stands out. A marketing professor asked our class an ethics question about our upcoming summer jobs.  Say our employers asked us if we could obtain some inside information from our competitor’s customers. How many of us would call up these customers – but mislead them by introducing ourselves as “MBA … Continue reading »

Day 136 – Do We Eat and Drink?

Day 136 – Do We Eat and Drink?

I love the story of the Samaritan Woman – how Jesus broke barriers to speak with her at the well, how He knew her “sordid” past, yet cared for her anyway – leading her gently to the truth, how she became a missionary to her people, telling everyone about the Messiah. The Drink Jesus tells … Continue reading »

Day 134 – The Only Way to God

I had conversations with two women in the last couple of weeks in which they said something like this: There are many ways to God. It doesn’t matter what you call the higher power. Jesus. Mohammad. It’s all the same. You can’t say that the Christian way is right. That’s just not fair to people … Continue reading »

Day 133 – Don’t Dance, Drink, or Play Cards!

I remember growing up and hearing about the “Baptist” prohibition against drinking, dancing, and cards.  It must not have only been the Baptists: the Presbyterian church that I attended hosted Square Dances for the kids. I always thought that was a way to sneak in dancing without really dancing. Frankly, I’ve engaged in all three, … Continue reading »