Today’s reading is John 14: 15-31 We are reminded today by Jesus that we have someone on our side, that we have an “advocate.” We have the Holy Spirit who is for us. The Spirit will help us; He will intercede … Continue reading
On Your Side
You Have a Place
Today’s reading is John 14: 1-14 This is a famous teaching of Jesus, one that you have probably heard, especially at funerals. It is one of the main texts suggested for funerals in the United Methodist Book of Worship. In this … Continue reading
Life
Today’s reading is John 3: 31-36 We see the reiteration of what we saw earlier in John 3. Whoever believes in the Son has life. Life is not found by our work, or by our stuff, or by our righteousness. But it … Continue reading
I Must Decrease
Today’s reading is John 3: 22-30 It would have been easy for John the Baptist to have resented Jesus. I mean, he was out there preaching, baptizing, do all this hard work. Everything was going great. People were turning from their … Continue reading
Light or Darkness
Today’s reading is John 3: 1-21 Here is another passage that is so very familiar to us. There are a couple of things that I want you to notice in this text. Notice when Nicodemus comes to Jesus. At night. In … Continue reading
Two Brothers
Today’s reading is Luke 15: 11-32 This is a parable that you know so well, the prodigal son. There is so much that we can unpack about the prodigal. His selfishness, he basically told his dad that he wished his father … Continue reading
Lost Things Matter
Today’s reading is Luke 15: 1-10 This week we’ll continue with some of my favorite passages. The first two days we are looking at Luke 15 and it’s parables about lost things. We see a lost sheep, a lost coin, and … Continue reading
Ignoring Jesus
Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 31-46 As I mentioned earlier this week, this is one of those passages that haunts me. Let me tell you why. If we take the Bible seriously, if we take it literally, when we read this … Continue reading
Fear Makes Cowards of Us All
Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 14-30 Today we read the parable of the talents. These slaves are given talents (sums of money worth more than 15 years worth of wages for a laborer) by their master. What will they do … Continue reading
Be Ready
Today’s reading is Matthew 25: 1-13 The rest of this week, we will be looking at Matthew 25. The parable of the sheep and goats, which we will get to, is one that always keeps me up at night. Before we … Continue reading
