Today’s post is a revision of one I published back in October of 2015. Maybe some of you-like me-will benefit from hearing the message again. ❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁❁ When Peter saw him (John), he asked (Jesus), “Lord, what about him? Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow Me.” John 21:2-22 I’ve worn shoes too small. And suffered blisters as a consequence. I’ve worn shoes with flat heel so as not to tower over a statu

Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now… I Corinthians 16:12 (NIV) Paul wrote this to the church at Corinth, a group of people previously steeped in a life of debauchery and licentiousness but who’d, for the most part, become believers in Jesus Christ after Paul arrived with the gospel message. Problem was, they brought their bad habits and wayward attitudes into the church. And at some point, divisi

Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to them, “Sit here while I got over there and pray. He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with Him…” Matthew 26:36-37a A new year has arrived. Where has Jesus placed you in His garden? Entering the Garden of Gethsemane (also described as an olive grove located in the Kidron Valley, John 18:1), Jesus took the remaining eleven of His disciples and told them to sit. For reasons known only to H