September 2019 – debponders

I See!

Pondering John 9:6-16. Multiple miracles. The gift of sight. Freedom from a life of begging. A life changed forever. Jesus revealing more of His identity. But alas, people argued. People were divided. It started when Jesus spit on the ground, made some mud with His saliva, and put it on the blind man’s eyes. He toldContinue reading “I See!”

“What are you doing about it?”

Pondering John 9:2-5. I’m surprised at the callousness of Jesus’ disciples. The man was a beggar, blind from birth. But he was not ignored or overlooked. Jesus saw him. The disciples saw the man too. Their reaction to his brokenness was to ask, “Why?” They chose to speculate about the sin in the man’s life.Continue reading ““What are you doing about it?””

Close Your Eyes and Imagine

Pondering John 9:1. As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. I couldn’t get beyond this one sentence without pondering what it would be like to be blind from birth. Take a minute to close your eyes and imagine along with me—life in total darkness. You take a step but cannot seeContinue reading “Close Your Eyes and Imagine”