Monthly Archives: July 2017

BELIEVE to live. A friend of a friend of mine was hunting birds on the rugged rim-rocks of eastern Oregon when he came up over a rise and saw his hunting dog hanging limp from the mouth of a cougar. … Continue reading →

EVERYONE has some grounds for belief. Lazarus, one of Jesus’ closest friends, was deathly ill. The sick man’s two sisters, Martha and Mary, sent an urgent “come quick” message to Jesus. When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will … Continue reading →

BELIEVE INTO His aliveness. By saying that anyone spiritually connected to Him was connected to eternal aliveness, Jesus claimed to be one with the Father. In response, the angry religionists filled their clips and got ready to gun Him down. … Continue reading →

HIS SHEEP never perish. When Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah), The Jews gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly” (John 10:24). The … Continue reading →

  JESUS LIVED a “you-first” life. Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). What does “lays down his life” mean? The Message paraphrase says, “…puts the sheep before … Continue reading →

  JESUS CAME TO HELP you and me experience deep, unending life.   The gospel of John brims over with signs of life. You might call John 10:10, near the very center of John’s testimony, the spinal cord of the … Continue reading →