In John 7:1-24, Jesus makes a significant and well-timed appearance at the Festival of Shelters. It is known by a few different names such as Feast of Tabernacles or Festival of Booths. No matter the
Over the last few weeks, two of the most influential churches in America’s history have made headlines. But for very different reasons. At Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area, after the departure of founding
There’s an old saying: “Don’t put the cart before the horse.” In pursuing holiness, we must be careful to put things in their proper spiritual order. Our pursuit of holiness is a result of having
Image is a word associated with many things in our day. People maintain an image in front of others. An image is an idea or concept still being worked out. We work on our self-image.
The idea of living simply is a relatively foreign concept to our Western culture. We want free refills at restaurants, 10-year warranties on our cars, and regularly have yard sales so we clean out our
Two of the great signs performed by Jesus in the Gospel of John are the feeding of the multitude (John 6:1-15) and walking on the water (John 6:16-21). I’ve read and taught on those passages
