We’re taking a deeper dive into Jesus’s name for this week – The Word. The image above is a poor illustration of Revelation 1 and 19. The AI bot was shaking its head, saying, “I don’t think you want a sword sticking out of his mouth. That’s just weird.” No argument there. I tried to…
This week’s name, The Word, is so much more than a name. It’s the very essence of Jesus. John tells us about this Word. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him,…
Imagine you’re caught fangirling. You know – you see someone you really respect or admire, but you don’t know them, so you can’t go up and start a conversation. But you can’t stop looking, either. And then the person turns and looks at you. You imagine they’re thinking, “Are you some sort of creeper?” No?…
This week’s name of Jesus is a bargain blowout sale – buy 1, get 2 free. Rabbi, Rabbouni, and Teacher. I stumbled into the significance of the term Rabbi the way you might lean against a bookcase and trigger a secret door. The bookcase pivots, and you find yourself falling into a room you never knew…
For all of Peter’s fumbles, you gotta love his boldness, his willingness to be the first to acknowledge Jesus for who he is. Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.” He said to…