Category Archives: John

ASK JESUS about life and death. Years ago when Michael Jordan was racking up wins in professional basketball, “I want to be like Mike” was a common saying. In other words, “I want a 40-inch jump reach…I want to be … Continue reading →

  UNDERSTAND two kinds of life. Facing death head-on, Jesus moved toward Jerusalem “with an iron will” (Luke 9:51, tlb). Being careful not to talk over the heads of His disciples, Jesus used a simple botanical illustration to show how … Continue reading →

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 →

IF I HAVE JESUS…I have all that I need. Jesus had just exposed a crowd of religious know-it-alls. They had imagined themselves to be wise and clear-sighted, but Jesus called them blind. And then on top of that, He called … Continue reading →

ADMIT YOUR NEED for more exposure to truth.   I learned about cameras in the third grade. I built a crude camera by putting a pinhole in a small cardboard box and capturing an inverted picture on photographic film. Even … Continue reading →