On the last great day of The Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus stood on the Temple mount a nd declared, “I am the light of the world.” He was claiming to be the God who led Israel in the wilderness, the focus of their future hopes of God’s arrival and salvation. He was also inviting all […]

In John 6, Jesus challenges the crowds and those gathered in the Synagogue by calling himself “The Bread of Life;” the true heavenly bread that all people need to have life. What do you hunger for in life? What fills your soul? Jesus offers himself and the love that can fill our souls and give […]

Jesus takes Peter, James & John up a mountain where he is transfigured, Moses and Elijah appear and the presence and voice of God the Father appears. The disciples fall on their faces terrified. But when they look up it’s just Jesus alone assuring them. Who is this Jesus? Could it be that the Lord […]

Near Caesarea Philippi Jesus asks his disciples–who do people, and you, say that I am? Eventually, Peter declares, “You are the Christ.” And Jesus replies, upon this Rock I will build my church.  But what is the Rock Jesus is talking about and what does it call us to?

In Matthew 14, Jesus feeds the 5000 and walks on water, intentionally pointing to the Exodus–Israel’s foundational narrative. But while the crowds see Jesus as the political solution to their long awaited desires for new exodus and a King with a Kingdom, Jesus life and death declare that his kingdom is not at all what […]

Jesus confronts the Religious leaders understanding of the Sabbath and invites us who are weary and stressed to find our true rest in him, the Lord of the Sabbath.