About Michael Andrzejewski

Michael Andrzejewski spends his days trying to make disciples of the Lord Jesus in northern Portugal along with his wife Nina and their 5 children. With a ready keyboard, he loves to opine over at CBC Portugal Missions. A 1997 graduate of West Point and head coach of the Maximinos Warriors football team he owes everything to the grace of our Lord. He aspires to run a half-marathon and publish a book. One day.

No man, Lord – Reflections on John 8

Posted on June 24, 2013 Written by Michael Andrzejewski 6 Comments

John 8 teaches us that the memory of our own sins should be a sufficient deterrent against judgment of others. If it is not, we better start remembering before we start casting stones.

A Lesson From Eli – Do not let comfort keep you from doing right

Comfort can make us resistant to necessary changes. Eli knew his sons were doing wrong but failed to offer correction. He can learn from him

Actual vs Aspirational

So while what we are singing may not describe what is actually true of us in the moment, it can be an accurate description of our desire. Our voice can express what is aspirational even though it may not be wholly or even partially true in the moment.

No-one beyond hope

But Jesus is the wild card that makes everything possible. The point (or at least one point) of this story is that no-one is beyond hope. No-one should be written off as no longer able to be changed. No-one.

More than you can handle

On the surface, it seems correct to say that “God will not give you more than you can handle.” Paul does tell us in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that God will not allow us to be tempted beyond our ability to escape the situation. But it is a huge jump to infer from this that God will not allow you to encounter situations that you cannot handle.

Why don’t we do better at this?

It seems to me that this answers the question of why we don’t do better at loving others. I fail to love others when I fail to appreciate how much I am loved by God.

No Matter How Bad it Gets . . .

The prophet Habakkuk questioned God about the turmoil he was experiencing in his culture. In the opening verses of the book that bears his name, Habakkuk lists the problems he saw around him. Iniquity, injustice, destruction and violence are listed in his complaint. Do these complaints sound familiar? A brief survey of the news will […]