by Travis Herbelin | Aug 7, 2020 | John, New Testament
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...
by Travis Herbelin | Jul 31, 2020 | John, New Testament
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...
by Travis Herbelin | Jul 24, 2020 | John, New Testament
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...
by Travis Herbelin | Jul 17, 2020 | John, New Testament
The ground falls from underneath us. We tumble down in despair. We think, “What did I do to deserve this?” Maybe it is a medical diagnosis, death of a loved one, loss of a job, or a relationship breaking, but we feel a need to blame someone, anyone, for our problems....
by Travis Herbelin | Jul 3, 2020 | John, New Testament
Why do we have that saying? Some news is unwelcome. The Jews didn’t like the message Jesus brought. They didn’t have guns, but they did have stones to silence the messenger. In John 8:39-59, Jesus continues to teach the Jews truth, but an unpopular truth. Rather than...
by Travis Herbelin | Jun 26, 2020 | John, New Testament
Wrap the potato in aluminum foil. Preheat the oven. Stick the wrapped potato into the oven. How easy is that? Only two ingredients: potato and aluminum. After it’s cooked, you can add butter, or sour cream, or whatever else to taste. If you follow this recipe, you...
