Healing Can Suck

Scripture: John 5:6 “When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be healed?'” I still remember the day my therapist leaned forward in his chair and asked me a question that...

Waiting for Eruption

“Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.” When Tom...

The Slow Work of Seeing

Scripture: John 3:1-21, John 19:38-42 Click above for scripture passages. Nicodemus came at night, his silhouette barely visible against Jerusalem’s shadows. The darkness wasn’t just physical—it shrouded his soul. A Pharisee, a teacher of Israel, a man who...

The Reckless, Redeemed Heart of Peter

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20, Matthew 14:28-31, Luke 22:31-34, John 21:15-19 Read the scriptures by clicking each above. Sometimes my heart acts before my mind shows up. When we were planning for Operation Santa Shop in Old Fort, I was convinced it could (and would)...

The Slow Work of Seeing

Scripture: John 3:1-21, John 19:38-42 Nicodemus came at night, his silhouette barely visible against Jerusalem’s shadows. The darkness wasn’t just physical—it shrouded his soul. A Pharisee, a teacher of Israel, a man who had spent a lifetime mastering the...

The Call that Changes Everything

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13, Luke 5:27-32 The Call That Changes Everything Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13 Matthew had everything—at least, that’s what people thought. A steady job. A house. Security. While some of the others, like Peter, found themselves in difficult...