Monthly Archives: December 2013

Light of the World

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, … Continue reading

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Set Free

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the … Continue reading

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Leadership

A dispute also arose among [the disciples] as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But [Jesus] said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them … Continue reading

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NK-15

The Soviet Union lost the space race, but not because they didn’t try. They developed a monster of a rocket, the N-1. Unfortunately, it was so complicated they could never get it to quite work. The engine made for their … Continue reading

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We Don’t Have All the Answers

Some of the people who lived in Jerusalem started to ask each other, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe … Continue reading

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Servant God

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered, “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You will never … Continue reading

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Expulsions

A common criticism leveled against Israel is that they stole the land from the Palestinians and expelled them during the creation of that nation in 1948. The criticism is not reasonable, despite the case that about 700,000 Palestinians left the … Continue reading

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Right Time and Wrong Time

He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him. While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners … Continue reading

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11-22-63

November 22, 2013 was the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. It comes to my mind, not so much because of the endless retrospectives on TV, but because I recently … Continue reading

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Missing Something

“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. “I do not receive honor … Continue reading

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