John 21: 19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” Chapter 21 of the book of John is very interesting and worth spending significant time reading. The world had come full circle for the disciples. Just a couple years earlier Jesus walked on the […]
My Power is made Perfect in Weakness!
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” In this letter to the church in Corinth, Paul speaks of a “thorn in [his] flesh”. It is not clear what this thorn was; […]
The “Strength in Weakness” Dichotomy
1 Corinthians 1: 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. Jesus really did turn the world upside down with his preaching. I’m sure the listeners scratched their heads many times when Jesus spoke. What did he mean that the […]
What’s Your Kryptonite?
2 Corinthians 12: 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Like most kids I loved watching superman. Who wouldn’t love a superhero who could fly with extraordinary speed and take on the bad guy with supernatural strength? But his creator, Jerry Siegel, left some humanness in […]
Glorifying God in Weakness
John 21: 19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” Chapter 21 of the book of John is an interesting one and worth spending considerable time in. The world had come full circle for the disciples. Just a couple years earlier Jesus walked on […]
