Yesterday, my youngest and I were in the truck running errands, and he brought up confession. He said a Sunday School teacher told him that Catholics believe the priest forgives people’s sins. I told him that wasn’t correct, that Catholics believe only God forgives sins. The Catholic Catechism states that only God forgives sins (CCC…
The brutality of Christ’s crucifixion in John 19 is agonizing. Though he was innocent, soldiers flogged him with a lead-tipped whip and crowned him with thorns while the crowd screamed, ‘Crucify him!’ After being forced to carry His own cross, He was nailed to the wood and His side was pierced by a spear. I…
We are on day 86 in reading the Bible through in a year, and today’s reading is John 18. Jesus finds himself in an olive grove, surrounded by a mob of Roman soldiers and Temple guards, with blazing torches and weapons. Jesus steps forward to meet them and asks, Who are you looking for? The…
I’ve read that there are over 45,000 different denominations of Christian churches worldwide. After reading John 17, we Christians should unite under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We must set aside our petty differences and unite around our core conviction: that Jesus Christ is Lord. By ‘petty differences,’ I do not mean our core convictions…
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”John 16:33 Jesus tells us plainly in John 16 that we will face many trials and sorrows; sometimes life sucks, and it can…
‘12This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 17This is my command: Love each other. John 15:12,17 I’ve heard that if something is repeated in Scripture, we need to pay close attention to those verses. In John 15, Christ gives us a commandment that demands our attention. Love…
‘1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 27 “” am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. ‘John 14:1,27 The world is crazier and more chaotic than…
In the ancient world, washing feet wasn’t a symbolic ceremony—it was a necessity. People wore sandals on dusty, manure-filled roads. It was a job reserved for the lowest servant or slave. To be honest, I’m not a fan of feet; if I had to do it, I’d want rubber gloves, a mask, and maybe a…
‘“Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. ‘Leviticus 19:2 I heard that Pope John Paul was once sick, and a nun was tending to him. He had a fever, and she said, “I’m worried about Your Holiness,” and he said…
‘25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”’John 11:25-26 Do you believe this? I wonder how many of us put limits on Jesus? I believe in…