Embracing Discomfort
We live in a very comfortable time when we seem to hold to comfort above anything else. Consequently, when the Bible speaks of times of discomfort in the form of affliction, suffering, discipline, pruning, self-denial, or tribulation most people want to turn a deaf ear and go back to the promises of God’s love, a […]
Who Do You Love?
As our minds turn to the subject of “LOVE” at this time of the year, it would be good to rehearse some things about love from a biblical perspective. True love in the Bible involves commitment, rather than feeling. Although we hear the expression today of “falling in love,” the truth of the matter is […]
By This All People will Know That You are My Disciples
At the beginning of John chapter 13, Jesus washes his disciples feet, using it as an example of how to demonstrate love for others. John writes, “having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end”. Then John describes in detail how Jesus washed each of the disciples feet. […]
Avoiding Decision Fatigue
You have probably experienced the scenario of trying to watch what you eat but have come to the end of the day when you didn’t have something planned and couldn’t decide on what to fix so you found yourself giving into the easy decision of just ordering pizza. That’s called decision fatigue. Face it. In […]
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
I thought this would be an appropriate title for this article. The short answer to this question is simple: EVERYTHING. Love is the most important biblical concept. Why do I say that? Because Christ said it: Matthew 22: 36-40 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “You shall love […]
The Shining Face of God
God has given us insight into what He is like as He has revealed Himself in His word. The various phrases that deal with God’s shining face are great examples that depict the benefits that we find in God’s shining face. Let’s begin with the “Aaronic benediction” found in the book of Numbers where Moses […]
Hey, What’s the Meaning of This!
The title above is a running joke between me and my friend Bob Brubaker. Whenever we see something that we think is errant or goofy, we will exclaim jokingly, “What’s the meaning of this!”. When the idea of JTs Corner was hatched, this was the phrase that kept running through my head. The police officer […]
Responding To Loss
I never will forget the feeling that overwhelmed our family in returning home to find our house had been burglarized. There was a feeling of disbelief at first as we went from room to room seeing things in total disarray as the intruders scattered whatever they didn’t want. What was most disheartening to my parents […]
The Value of Early Rising
How would you like to get more things done each day? This is not a sales pitch for the latest course in time management but there is one time of the day when you can be most productive without interruption that is advocated in the Bible and practiced by the Lord Jesus Christ. Mark 1:35 […]
Fullness Of Blessing
There’s an old test that people have used to determine if you are an optimist or a pessimist: “Do you see the cup half-full or half-empty?” If you see the glass as half full, you are living in the anticipation of more whereas if you see the glass as half empty you live in anticipation […]