zac | December 13, 2009
I love this passage in Isaiah:
Isaiah 40:3-5 — A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a [...]
zac | October 28, 2009
My friend Brad Cooper told me to read the following:
John 11:3-4 — So the sisters sent to him saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it he said, “This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be [...]
zac | October 23, 2009
I know some smart people. One of them is my Uncle Mark, who happens to be visiting me at the moment. He pastors a church in Flagstaff, Arizona called Grace Community. He spoke earlier this week on a passage in John 15. This familiar passage provides an interesting perspective to my current situation.
John 15:1-2 — [...]
zac | October 18, 2009
I have a 2-million-candlepower spotlight. If I take it outside on a bright, sunny day I will barely be able to see the spot on the grass. If, however, I take it outside in the middle of the night, the only thing I will see is the spot illuminated and the beam of light. In [...]
zac | October 4, 2009
John the Baptist is a character whose life deserves much study and emulation. When his followers asked him about why people were following Jesus instead of him he said,
John 3:30-36 — He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the [...]
zac | June 7, 2009
I read through this passage and camped out on the penultimate sentence.
Mark 12:28-34 — And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The [...]
zac | April 19, 2009
Mandy was recently driving with all three kids in the car. The conversation was like a tripartite attack on Mandy with all three kids bombarding her with requests. After an untoward number of “I-wants,” Mandy announced a treaty: “Stop asking me for things. No one ask me for anything. Ask me for nothing.”
The kids sat [...]
zac | June 22, 2006
I read a story this week that made me cry. It is a story about a father who had two sons and a daughter, which I can relate to. What happens to this father, though, is beyond belief. It is the kind of story where things continually get worse. It is a true story, which [...]
