"Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep" - John 10:7 You’ve probably heard the phrase “all roads lead to God” or “just be a good person.” It sounds inclusive. It sounds fair. But Jesus didn’t leave that option open. He didn’t come to improve religion. He came to replace it with Himself. When He said, “I am the door of the sheep,” He wasn’t just giving a metaphor for comfort or safe...  Read More

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it bears much fruit." - John 12:24 If you’ve ever felt like your story was over, like the weight of what you’ve lost or endured has crushed any hope for what could be ahead, you’re not alone. Most people reach a point where things feel final. Like a chapter has ended, and it’s too ...  Read More

"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." – Luke 22:19 When was the last time you stopped to think about what you were actually doing during communion? Not just the motions. Not just the bread and cup, but the meaning and the weight, the relationship behind it. See, in the ancient world, breaking bread meant something sacred. It was all about relationship. It meant t...  Read More

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" – John 1:14 If you’ve ever flipped an hourglass, you’ve seen what happens as all the grains of sand funnel into a single point. Everything narrows for a moment before expanding again. That image is a helpful way to think about the story of God’s revelation. Throughout the Old Testament, God revealed Himself in many ways. Through creation, covenants, p...  Read More

"Now he had to pass through Samaria" – John 4:4 You might not always feel worthy of God’s attention. You might even assume He’s waiting for you to figure things out, get your act together, or clean up the mess before He'll come close. But that is not how God works. Jesus was on His way from Judea to Galilee when Scripture says He “had to pass through Samaria.” At first glance, it sounds like a tra...  Read More

“Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding” – Proverbs 3:13 Long before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, or before His name was whispered in Nazareth, the wisdom of God was already at work in the world. Proverbs describes wisdom like a treasure, like a tree of life, like something that brings peace and delight to all who find it. But wisdom was never meant to stay abstrac...  Read More

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." – John 1:1 Some battles cannot be fought with fists or clever words. They are internal wars. Battles against fear, temptation, doubt, and lies. And when you are in the middle of that kind of fight, you do not need a motivational quote. You need a weapon. The Bible is not just a book filled with wise sayings and relig...  Read More

"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God." – Psalm 90:2 You live in a world that runs on time. Alarms wake you up. Calendars fill your day. Deadlines mark your goals. And sometimes, it feels like time is either running out or dragging on. But God does not live inside your schedule. He exists outside of it....  Read More

"Then the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, ‘Moses, Moses!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’" – Exodus 3:4 Moses wasn’t in a temple when God spoke to him in Exodus 3. He wasn’t in a prayer meeting or reading Scripture. He was tending sheep in the wilderness, walking the same paths he had probably walked for years. It was an ordinary day in an ordinary place. Until i...  Read More

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden." – Matthew 5:14 At the Bowery Mission in New York City, there was a man named Joe who didn’t have a platform or a microphone. He didn’t preach sermons or lead Bible studies. He cleaned the bathrooms. He scrubbed floors. He served food and carried those too weak to stand. And he did it with gentleness, grace, and joy. Joe’s lif...  Read More

"Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." – Matthew 5:16 We live in a time where everything gets filtered, edited, and shared. We track likes and followers, trying to prove that we are doing something meaningful. Even in church circles, it’s easy to confuse spotlight with significance. You might be doing good things. ...  Read More

“After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the twelve, Do you want to go away as well? Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” – John 6:66-68 This moment in John 6 is one of the most sobering scenes in the Gospels. Jesus had just delivered a hard teaching. Not a feel-good message or a crowd-pleaser...  Read More