Luke 19:8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” Imagine Zacchaeus. As a Jewish tax collector for the Romans, he lived on the lowest rung of Israel’s social Continue Reading…
John 1:10 “He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.” No one could ever accuse Jesus of maintaining the status quo…. From the outset of his birth…the long-expected Messiah came to the world in the most unexpected of ways. Continue Reading…
John 9:4 “As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” The race you never ran. The book you never wrote. The old flame you never looked up. The exotic vacation you never took. Continue Reading…
John 3:3 “Jesus declared, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’” Anyone who has watched the TV shows, Extreme Makeover, knows we’re not talking about a little touch-up here and there. Whether in the personal edition or home Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 13: “…But the greatest of these is love.” We hear a lot these days about extremist groups—Islamic extremists, right-wing extremists, environmental extremists—over 250 separate groups, worldwide, have been accounted for. Although characterized by passion for their various causes, their radicalism is most often defined by hatred. In fact, Continue Reading…