Pondering John 10:11-42. I don’t remember the details but I was very, very young when I committed Psalm 23 to memory. It must have been a Sunday School teacher who encouraged me to memorize the psalm which is probably the most familiar to people. But I remember being very confused. Why? Because I learned theContinue reading “The Value of a Comma”
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The Gate
Pondering John 10:1-10. Do you think his parents prayed for a healthy baby? Do you think they asked God to heal their baby’s eyes when they realized he was blind? I do. But the answer they wanted didn’t come…until it was God’s perfect time to say “yes.” Jesus healed the blind man but the story didn’tContinue reading “The Gate”
I Know that I Know
Pondering John 9:17-41. “I can see! I can see smiles. I can see sunsets and sunrises. I can see colors. I can see where I am walking. I can see!” Jesus healed the blind beggar and for the first time, he could see. He would be forever changed. Can you imagine his awe, wonder andContinue reading “I Know that I Know”
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?””
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