I confess these verses confused me as a new believer. At that time, I read the Bible as disjointed stories, like stitching together thousands of Sunday school lessons.

In that light, the story of Jesus shining in His glory . . . .

Guess who is coming for dinner. . . Even I didn’t know!

We offered a salmon dinner at our home as an auction item for a local charity. . . .

I am steeped in the Song of Solomon these days. What is the spiritual significance behind all those agricultural analogies? As I learn, I am discovering . . .

Moses’ burning bush experience is a foreshadowing of the fire of the Holy Spirit spoken of in Matthew 3:11 and Luke 3:16.

The context in Matthew makes it clear that the fire of the Holy Spirit . . .

In an old fable, a king trains his pet monkey in various tasks, from using a sword to swatting flies. One day the king gave his monkey a sword to guard his chamber while he napped. Unfortunately, during his nap, . . . .

Here is the encouragement for us:

Jesus promises in Revelation that if we are faithful, He will use His authority and power on our behalf. He promises . . .

The risen Christ breathed on His disciples filling them with the Holy Spirit. We are meant to remember how God fashioned Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed life into him (Gen. 2:7). When Jesus Christ breathed on His disciples, they received a new, spiritual life in the Holy Spirit. They were born again.

In the same breath, . . .

Jesus was constantly teaching and training His disciples. Jesus’ every action, His every word, was for their learning . . . and ours! I have just realized that the feeding . . .