I find John 12:10-11 very informative on how I should respond to death: 10 But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus. Perhaps it is only my warped sense … [Continue reading]
A friend of mine, @jimworth, tweeted a link to this picture: The problem with this statement is that Jesus doesn't agree. In John 14:6, Jesus is recorded as saying, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except … [Continue reading]
#5 in the Sermon on the Mount Series Jesus said this about mourning: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4 (NIV) In the introduction to his book The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis writes: "When Mr. Ashley Sampson … [Continue reading]
In John 10:12–13 Jesus is quoted as saying the following about the difference between a hired hand and a shepherd: "The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the … [Continue reading]
