Last week a friend (fellow-writer with The Bottom Line) suggested I do a word study on the seven “I AM’s” in the gospel of John. I decided to take him up on it. Here’s the seven “I AM’s” listed in John’s gospel: “I AM the Bread of Life” (6:35) “I ...

We’re having a great time studying the Gospel of John in our Sunday School Class over the last couple of months. Our teacher Lynn stated, ”If I were stranded on a deserted island and afforded only one book, I’d choose the book of John.” Me too. John’s gospel holds a ...

If you were lost in a deep-wooded black forest, you’d be immensely grateful to find a compass in your backpack. Chances are, you would not ignore its guidance. Following your own intuitions about which direction was north would surely fail and misguide you like my GPS does sometimes—-it’s always ‘re-calculating’ ...

Track with me here, okay? Try buying a gift for someone who has it all. What can you give that they don’t already have or could buy for themselves? Hence, Solomon—then known as a great naturalist, writer of hundreds of proverbs and songs but took his first step downward seeking ...

Quick question: Was there a time in your life when you were broken-hearted? Maybe a painful relationship ripped apart, loss of a loved one, dead-end jobs, or just daily disappointments—the kind with no hope on the horizon. I imagine this describes many people. It does me. Our early marriage was ...