The story of Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman at the well that we read in John 4: 1-26 is a very well-known passage of scripture. God is always teaching us something. As I was reading and pondering over this passage, looking to see what God might teach me this time, I kept getting interrupted. …
He must Increase and I must Decrease
We are all at some point struck with the want to feel and be important, to look good in the eyes of other people. There is this basic sociological drive to impress others. If we are driven by the desire to always 'look good' and be more important in comparison to others, what does it …
Miracle at Cana
There is so much to learn from the Miracle at Cana where Jesus turns water into wine (John 2:1-13). In today's post I will only focus on two things that stood out to me the most as I dug into this passage of the first miracle that Jesus performed Mary, the mother of Jesus and …
Humbled and Grateful to be Invited
What is the parable of the great banquet about? In Luke 14, Jesus is dining at a pharisees house with many prominent pharisees and Jewish leaders. Jesus had just healed a man on sabbath and talks about serving others. Jesus mentions to not reserve one's hospitality to only those who can return so in kind …
Focused or Fuzzy?
As we navigate through life, we have our days of highs and lows. Days when we are strong in our faith and days when we struggle to trust. Days we feel victorious and days we feel discouraged. Doubt in the midst of a trial is a stranger to no one. We all experience doubt at …
Encounter with Jesus
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralysed Man (Luke 5:17-26) "One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralysed …
Focused Faith
Jesus Walks on the Water (Mathew 14:22-33) Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was …
