Jesus Is … King of Kings

They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful. (Revelation 17:14) Royalty, majesty, kingdom and authority. There have been so many empires from the Ancient Egyptians through the Babylonian, Greek, and […]

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Building Life Around Jesus

You should have already gathered that this season has been about discovering more about who Jesus is even if ever so briefly. Lately I have had plenty of opportunity to reflect on how that makes a difference to every day living. The Life Context Of course first let us talk about football. Watching the game […]

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Something To Boast In

Last night I was watching Family Fortunes. As I’ve said before FF was at its best when Bob Monkhouse was the host and the ones I recorded were in the days after Bob when Les Dennis hosted the show. It feels like he was the longest serving host of the show as well. Although he […]

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Jesus And The Building Project

What follows are some thoughts motivated by further contemplation of this morning’s reference to Jesus being the Temple.  ~(Thanks also to Alan for his insightful blog on the issue from another perspective.) I don’t think the irony could be anymore apt than seeing the real temple of the Living God singing a song about devoting […]

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Jesus Is … The Lamb Of God

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29) Centuries earlier a son asked his father where was the lamb for the sacrifice. The father said that God Himself would provide the Lamb. This was the moment when […]

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Jesus Is … The Son Of God

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30, 31) What an amazing claim […]

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Nobody But Jesus

This is a brilliant example of what happens when you put three great singers on a stage together.  Typical americans and their penchant for celebrating to the hilt and beyond that people get trippy over the three singers, but to be fair they are outstanding singers who happen to be singing about someone even more […]

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