You’re Not the Boss of Me!

by Travis Herbelin | March 19, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

Imagine an older child telling a younger, “You need to clean up your room.” Would it surprise you if the younger said, “You’re not the boss of me!” Have you heard this same conversation? This “conversation” is a microcosm of the world at large today. Everyone wants to...

I Am an American…

by Travis Herbelin | November 20, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

The first article of the Code of Conduct is, “I am an American fighting in the forces that guard my country and our way of life, I am prepared to give my life in their defense.” The heart of the Code is love. Dying for the country is love. In John 15:13, Jesus says,...

That Sure Is a Lot of Work

by Travis Herbelin | November 13, 2020 | John, Matthew, New Testament | 0 Comments

There is a scene in McFarland, USA when Kevin Costner had worked in the fields until all he could do was lay on the ground, moaning in misery. Some people see Christianity like that and ask, “Is it worth it?” In John 15:1-17, Jesus talks to His disciples...

A Simple Question

by Travis Herbelin | July 9, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

Sometimes people are highly motivated to learn something new. It could be house repair, a foreign language, or how to cook a soufflé. With all of the resources available to us via the internet, we can literally have someone show us how to do these things at any time...

Reject the Evidence!

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

Popular science assumes that nothing supernatural can exist. Since the only things that can exist are natural, any evidence for the supernatural is rejected. In John 9, the Pharisees assumed God could not work on the Sabbath. Despite this belief, Jesus healed a blind...

Parsimony is a Virtue

by Travis Herbelin | September 4, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

The colonel told me to keep it short. His exact words were, “Parsimony of word is a virtue.” I don’t know if he quoted someone famous, but it did reflect an ancient American proverb, “Waste not, want not.” In John 12:3-5, Mary opened very costly perfume, poured it on...

Look! Do You Hear That?

by Travis Herbelin | July 31, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

His name was Joey. We were in high school together for two years. One afternoon Joey was just so amused thinking about the phrase, “Look! Do you hear that?” It was amusing because while the phrase was perfectly understandable, it didn’t actually make much sense. After...

Inconceivable

by Travis Herbelin | September 11, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

“You keep using that word…” Some can quote The Princess Bride movie. Having seen it once or twice myself, I only remember bits and pieces of a silly dialogue about the word “inconceivable.” Wallace Shawn’s character kept saying it to describe the...

Fickle Fate

by Travis Herbelin | December 3, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

A long time ago, an English teacher taught her class rare words we would never use again. One of those words was “capricious.” When we couldn’t guess the meaning, she defined it for us. What strikes me about “capricious” is that “fickle” can replace it in most...

A Prayer

by Travis Herbelin | May 20, 2020 | New Testament | 0 Comments

Holy God, You Who are Creator of All That Is, You Who are Love’s source and example, You Who are the great I am, You who are the eternal comforter, and You who are Redeemer of mankind through the ages – past, present, and future – please hear this prayer. You are...

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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