A Day in the Life “Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following… Peter said to Jesus, ‘But Lord, what about this man?’” — John 21:20–21 There are moments in Scripture that feel almost uncomfortably human, and this exchange between Jesus and Peter is one of them. I can picture the sceneContinue reading “Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus, Not on Each Other”
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Faithful to the Vision When the Cost Is Clear
A Day in the Life There is a quiet gravity in Paul’s words before King Agrippa: “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:19). This is not the language of triumphalism or self-congratulation. It is the measured testimony of a man looking back over decades of obedience that were costly,Continue reading “Faithful to the Vision When the Cost Is Clear”
Preparing the Heart to Meet a Holy God
A Day in the Life “And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.” Exodus 19:11 When I linger with the scene at Mount Sinai, I am struck not first by the thunder or theContinue reading “Preparing the Heart to Meet a Holy God”
Standing in the Gap When Silence Is Easier
A Day in the Life “So, I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.” —Ezekiel 22:30 As I sit with this text, I feel the weight of God’sContinue reading “Standing in the Gap When Silence Is Easier”
Learning Obedience the Hard Way
A Day in the Life “Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” Hebrews 5:8–9 When I sit with Hebrews 5:8–9, I am always struck by how unsettling—and yet how steadying—these wordsContinue reading “Learning Obedience the Hard Way”
When Prayer Costs More Than Words
A Day in the Life There are moments in the Gospels—and echoed later in the epistles—when the inner life of Jesus is pulled back just enough for us to see the cost of His obedience. Hebrews 5:7 is one of those moments. “When He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tearsContinue reading “When Prayer Costs More Than Words”
When the Crowd Thins and the Father Draws
A Day in the Life “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.” John 6:65 When I linger over the Gospels, one of the most steadying observations about Jesus is how unmoved He is by numbers. Crowds gather, thin, surge,Continue reading “When the Crowd Thins and the Father Draws”
When Following Comes Before Understanding
Come and See A Day in the Life There is something deeply human about Andrew’s question in John 1. Standing face to face with Jesus for the first time, his instinct is not to make a declaration but to ask a practical question: “Rabbi… where are You staying?” It is the kind of question weContinue reading “When Following Comes Before Understanding”
When Truth Moves from Words to Freedom
A Day in the Life “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 When I walk with Jesus through the Gospels, one of the most striking patterns I notice is how often He speaks about truth not as information, but as transformation. Jesus never treats truth as aContinue reading “When Truth Moves from Words to Freedom”
When Love Becomes the Assignment
A Day in the Life “I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” John 17:26 When I linger in John 17, I am always struck by how unhurried and intentional Jesus is on the eve ofContinue reading “When Love Becomes the Assignment”