In today’s Bible reading*, we read that after celebrating the Passover meal with His Disciples, He leads them to the Garden of Gethsemane, singing a hymn. Jesus asked three of His Disciples, Peter, James, and John, to pray with Him. He tells them that he is greatly distressed and troubled and asks them to remain there and…
Jesus gives us the parable of the True Vine and the branches in today’s Bible reading. He is the true Vine. And Believers are branches attached to the True Vine. The responsibilities of the branches are to stay connected with the Vine and let the life of the Vine flow through them. Union and Communion….
In today’s Bible reading, John tells us that Jesus washes the Disciples’ feet. All Twelve Disciples. Including Judas. This is an Inconvenient Truth about Jesus’ ministry. Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him. And yet, He served him. He washed Judas’ feet in the same way as He washed Simon Peter’s feet. And John the…
In today’s Bible reading, Jesus warns His Disciples — including us! — that we always need to be ready. As I said in May 2019, lots of people claim they know when Jesus will return. But rather than speculate as to when Jesus will return, I choose to focus on being ready whenever He returns….
Five hundred-eight years ago today, an imperfect young man aired his ninety-five grievances against the church. The resulting Reformation turned Christianity upside-down. Or, rather, it turned Christianity right side-up.
At the end of today’s reading from Mark 12, we find the story of the widow giving money into the treasury (Mark 12:41-44). We aren’t told if Jesus was the only person who was watching, but I think it’s safe to assume that he wasn’t alone in observing people as they dropped in their offerings….
