Here I am
There is one glaring spot in the Bible where the phrase “Here I am” is shockingly absent.
Category: Bible Study
A hole in the roof
How unorthodox a path would I be willing to take to help someone who has been shut out of the presence of Jesus by “the crowd”?
Not yet the end of the story
God not only tolerates complaints, but practically demands them.
Word from an intemperate heart
The book of Jude seems written by someone who has a burr under his saddle or, as William Beahm of blessed memory used to say, “a raspberry seed under his dentures.”
Standing idly by
Jacob’s lack of response is shocking. He has no answer, no solution to the violence
Purity, power and good things gone wrong
I have wondered why institutions that began with the purest of motives often end up creating havoc, chaos, and evil.
On the way to destruction
The lollapalooza grand-daddy of all the off-the-wall Bible stories.
Bigger than you can imagine
My 4-year-old nephew Simon asked, “Does God give hugs?” Yes, his mother said. Simon asked, “Do we have to wait in line?” His mother assured him that we don’t, that God can hug us all at the same time. Then Simon asked, “How big are God’s arms?”
Claiming a hem-of-the-garment faith
It could be that we, too, have sought comfort from a counselor, from a doctor, or from a friend. It could be that we have resorted to books for help, to pills for peace, or even to busy schedules to forget our pain. In the end, we are hurting and we are unhealthy, still woefully in need of a touch.