I was chatting with some friends recently about Jesus Freaks. And of course you cannot discuss Jesus Freaks without talking about John the baptizer. John was obsessed with Jesus! Before John was even born, he was leaping with enthusiasm for Jesus in his mother’s womb! He was always saying stuff like, “Jesus infinitely outranks all […]
The smartest person to have ever lived said, ‘The true paradigm for growth and health is as follows: unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.’ We most typically, and most vehemently, tend to believe that the picture below better represents growth and […]
Samson “served” as President of Israel for 20 years. #ThatHappened! This begs the obvious question, “What kind of leader was Samson?” Was he a master diplomatist? Was he organized, clear-headed, and poised [like Deborah]? Was he – at least – reliable, and steady (e.g. did he keep regular office hours)? …None of the above. Samson […]
[Matthew 11] John’s starting to have second-thoughts about Jesus of Nazareth. John asks, “Are you THE ONE who is to come, OR SHALL WE LOOK FOR ANOTHER?” *Imagine your boss comes up to you & asks, “Should I look for another person to do your job?” That stings! Jesus says, “Tell John that I’ve befriended […]
Let’s think about the motion picture Nacho Libre. The film is loosely based on the story of Fray Tormenta (“Friar Storm”, a.k.a. Rev. Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez), a real-life Mexican Catholic priest who had a 23-year career as a masked luchador and competed in order to support the orphanage he directed. There are a few things […]
Forest Gump ran for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hrs. Whenever you think about Forest Gump you can envisage: The guy who ran to collect Jonathan’s arrows (1 Samuel 20:36). Ahimaaz (2 Samuel 18). Running into battle (Psalm 18:29). The sun …running its daily course with joy; like a bridegroom (Psalm 19:5). […]
Warning, excerpts from Samson’s life contain large quantities of inappropriocity. Proceed with caution. So you remember how Samson had the hots for a lady in Timnah, and they got hitched; and then Samson stormed off during the wedding reception because he was angry with some fellas over a gambling fiasco? Well, after Samson cooled-off a […]
I was listening to The Screwtape Letters on Hoopla while driving to climb with Will this morning. I found the 16th letter to be particularly constructive, so now I share it with you: My dear Wormwood, You mentioned casually in your last letter that the patient has continued to attend one church, and one only, […]
The angel of the Lord appeared to Samson’s mom and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.” Samson’s dad said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” And […]
Arthur saw a guy panhandling on the median in between Little Caesar’s Pizza and Autobell. Arthur pulled into a gas station, got out of his car, and walked over to the guy on the median. Arthur said, “Hey man, I’m Arthur. What’s your name?” The panhandler said, “James.” Arthur said, “I have something I need […]