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  • No Looking Back

    On Undivided Devotion and the Cost of Following: A Reflection on 2 Corinthians 11:1-6 & Luke 9:57-62 Paul writes to the Corinthians with what he calls “godly jealousy.” He has betrothed them to Christ as a pure virgin to her husband, and now fears they are being seduced away—not through obvious rebellion but through subtle…

  • God Finishes What He Starts

    On Divine Faithfulness and Human Responsibility: A Reflection on 1 Thessalonians 5:9-13, 24-28 and Luke 16:15-18, 17:1-4 The Lord confronts the Pharisees directly in Luke: “You justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.” This is the problem Paul addresses…

  • When Heaven Dwells on Earth

    A Reflection On Today’s Scripture readings: Exodus, 3 Kings, and Ezekiel Three times in Israel’s history, the same pattern manifests. Moses completes the Tabernacle in the wilderness. Solomon finishes the Temple in Jerusalem. Ezekiel sees the restored sanctuary in vision. In each instance, divine glory descends as cloud and fire, filling the sacred space so…

  • Act Like It Matters

    On Shrewdness and Sobriety: A reflection on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8 & Luke 16:1-9 The Lord tells a parable in Luke 16 of a steward facing dismissal for incompetence. Recognizing his predicament—too weak for manual labor, too proud to beg—he acts with audacity. He summons his master’s debtors and reduces their obligations, cooking the books on…

  • Have We Been Found?

    A reflection on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 & Luke 15:1-10 Here’s the truth these passages tell together: You you cannot live as being found while pretending you were never lost. The Lord shares table fellowship with tax collectors and sinners in Luke 15. The religious leaders respond with horror: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with…

  • Counting the Cost

    On Total Devotion and Abounding Love: A Reflection on 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 & Luke 14:25-3 These passages speak the same truth from opposite directions: Paul reveals love’s overflow as the fruit of costly discipleship; the Lord reveals costly discipleship as the pathway to love’s fullness. The Lord turns to the crowds following Him and speaks…

  • Love That Refuses Calculations

    A Reflection on 1 Thessalonians 2:20-3:8 & Luke 14:12-15 Paul in Thessalonica and our Lord at the dinner party are describing the same transformation—the movement from “What will I get back?” to “I give because this is who I am.” And both are exposing the same wound underneath all our “love”: the fear that if…

  • The Freedom to Bless

    Reflection on 1 Cor 4:9-16 Paul’s writing to the Corinthians who are obsessed with looking spiritually impressive. They want glory without the cross, resurrection without death. He shows them what participating in Christ’s life looks like: “We apostles are like people sentenced to death… We’re fools for Christ while you’re so wise. We’re weak, you’re…

  • Power Beyond Your Resources

    A reflection on 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 & Luke 9:37-43 Paul is bragging about the Macedonian churches, but listen to what he’s bragging about—these people are in “great trial of affliction” and “deep poverty.” They shouldn’t have anything to give. But they’re giving with “abundance of their joy,” and their poverty is somehow overflowing into “riches…