I Cried When Travis Shot Old Yeller

by Travis Herbelin | April 10, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

It was an emotionally intense scene with a lot of build-up. Old Yeller gets bitten, then he is penned up, then he gets sick, then he tries to bite, then Travis gets the gun, then…you know the rest. For a long time, I didn’t even want to watch Savage...

Double-take

by Travis Herbelin | December 6, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

Sometimes we have to do a double-take. We miss it at first glance, and we have to look at it again to really see it. In John 17, we read Jesus’ prayer to the Father. In this single chapter, Jesus uses the word “world” 18 times! How important was the world to Jesus if...

That Dog Don’t Hunt

by Travis Herbelin | May 1, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

A general stood on stage, quoting an old first sergeant from Georgia, “That dog don’t hunt!” What he meant was that something didn’t make sense. What he really meant was, “Something happened, but it doesn’t make sense to me that it should have happened.” Generally,...

Denying Jesus

by Travis Herbelin | December 18, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Not me! That’s a fun song for small children, but when the question is, “Who is a Christian?” how shall we answer? The answer is of paramount personal importance. In John 18, Peter denies Jesus three times (vv. 17, 25, and...

Grenade!

by Travis Herbelin | August 7, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

What do soldiers or Marines do when a grenade lands among them? The most heroic among them might make a split-second decision to jump on top of it. Falling on the grenade usually results in the death of the one in hopes of saving others. That is heroism worthy of the...

I’ll Sell You Two Surgical Masks for $200

by Travis Herbelin | April 24, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

Price-gouging means that someone offers little in exchange for much. It is not a new concept. Faithful Jews were coming to the temple to offer God worship. Unfaithful Jews were selling over-priced offerings of oxen, sheep, pigeons, and even official money with a...

Bumper Sticker

by Travis Herbelin | August 20, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

I once read a bumper sticker that said, “God said it. I believe it. That settles it.” I thought it was a great bumper sticker, and then I thought about it a little more. The middle part, “I believe it,” just didn’t matter. If God says it, that settles it. Our...

How Much Evidence Do You Need?

by Travis Herbelin | January 22, 2021 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

There are some things people just won’t believe, despite the evidence. Perhaps they reject the evidence. Maybe they don’t like the conclusion drawn from the evidence. It might even be that they fabricate evidence contrary to the truth. Reasonable people, however, draw...

What do I do now?

by Travis Herbelin | March 26, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

My crew partner admitted to saying, “But I haven’t got to that chapter in the book!” His wife’s water broke, but he hadn’t finished, “What to Expect When You Are Expecting.” The end of the pregnancy snuck upon him. At the crucial moment, he asked the question,...

Stoplights Are Not Suggestions

by Travis Herbelin | October 23, 2020 | Galatians, John, New Testament | 0 Comments

They have a purpose. Stoplights exist so that there will be fewer accidents. They tell us when we can safely go through an intersection and when we can’t. Imagine a world where people regularly ignored stoplights. Stoplights have a purpose. In John 15:17, Jesus gives...

Just Because You Could

by Travis Herbelin | Dec 24, 2021 | Acts, New Testament

Just because you could doesn’t mean you should. I’m not sure who originally said it, but Jeff Goldblum comes pretty close in Jurassic Park. The scientists were so focused on making dinosaurs that they didn’t stop to consider if they should. (Spoiler: it didn’t work...

Bless Your Heart

by Travis Herbelin | Dec 17, 2021 | Acts, New Testament

I detest running. When I think of people who say they enjoy it, I say to myself, “Bless their heart.” I thought that same thing about the drill instructor long ago who told us we were in a hurry, so we would only run for 45 minutes. Why did the military compel us to...

“Did you dunk the cats yet?”

by Travis Herbelin | Dec 10, 2021 | Acts, New Testament

How would I answer that question? On the one hand, I didn’t dip the cats for fleas, but on the other hand, the cats would object. Violently. Hopefully, I misheard the question. Hopefully, I would make sure of what was said before I needlessly treat the cats...

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