On Second Thought “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” — John 14:6 There are three questions that refuse to leave humanity alone. They surface in hospital rooms, college classrooms, funeral homes, and quiet midnight reflections. Where did we comeContinue reading “When Truth Has a Name”
Category Archives: Experiencing God
When God’s Instructions Seem Overly Specific
DID YOU KNOW God’s will often feels confusing not because it is unclear, but because it is more detailed, relational, and purposeful than we expect. Scripture does not shy away from this tension. From the precise architectural commands of the tabernacle in Exodus, to the unexpected healing at the Pool of Bethesda in John, toContinue reading “When God’s Instructions Seem Overly Specific”
The Freedom We Resist
On Second Thought “If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” — John 8:36 There are moments in worship when discomfort settles in quietly, almost imperceptibly. It is not the temperature of the room, the length of the sermon, or the firmness of the pew that causes it. Rather, it is theContinue reading “The Freedom We Resist”
The Love Story Hidden in Your Bible
Discovering God’s Ideal for Intimacy DID YOU KNOW Did You Know That the Most Romantic Book in the Bible Is Also the Most Avoided? The Song of Solomon sits quietly in our Bibles, often skipped over in sermon series and glossed over in reading plans. Pastors tend to avoid it or over-interpret it, turning everyContinue reading “The Love Story Hidden in Your Bible”
The Light That Never Dims
Three Principles for Faithful Service The Bible in a Year There’s something beautifully practical about the instructions God gives in Leviticus. Amid all the regulations and ceremonial details, we find windows into the heart of God and His expectations for those who serve Him. Today’s passage, Leviticus 24:2, is one of those windows: “Command theContinue reading “The Light That Never Dims”
When Silence Gives Way to Witness
DID YOU KNOW Did you know that God often chooses unlikely voices to speak life into entire communities? In John 4:27–42, we encounter a moment that quietly overturns many of our assumptions about who is qualified to speak about God. The Samaritan woman at the well was not trained, respected, or positioned for influence. SheContinue reading “When Silence Gives Way to Witness”
Breathed, Not Borrowed
On Second Thought “All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16–17 There is a quiet urgency in Paul’s words to Timothy, a sense that something essentialContinue reading “Breathed, Not Borrowed”
What’s Really Blocking the Way
Scripture consistently teaches that what stands between us and God is rarely what we first assume. We often imagine external obstacles—rules, failures, religious expectations, or even other people. Yet when we trace the biblical witness from Sinai to the Samaritan well, a deeper pattern emerges. God’s concern is not merely that we have broken commandments,Continue reading “What’s Really Blocking the Way”
Free, Yet Bound to Christ
There is a subtle difference between being a disciple of Scripture and being a disciple of the One to whom Scripture bears witness. Jesus exposed this tension clearly in John 5:24–38. He spoke to people who knew the texts, revered the law, and searched the Scriptures diligently—yet somehow missed the living Word standing before them.Continue reading “Free, Yet Bound to Christ”
When God Feeds, Flows, and Calls Us Higher
DID YOU KNOW The Scriptures often reveal God’s faithfulness not through abstraction, but through provision so tangible it can be gathered, tasted, and drunk. In the wilderness narratives of Exodus 16–18, the Gospel testimony of John 3:22–36, and the poetic awakening of love in Song of Solomon 2:8–13, we encounter a God who supplies whatContinue reading “When God Feeds, Flows, and Calls Us Higher”