Called Christians

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Maybe it was a pejorative. Maybe they were the first to use it, because there wasn’t a word that encompassed Jews and Gentiles in the same community. Maybe it caught on… Continue reading Called Christians

Offer: Bread of Life

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. He is the bread of life, Jesus tells the crowd in John 6:35. Stick with Him, and you will never lack food or water, not ever. It’s a great promise, a… Continue reading Offer: Bread of Life

“Son of Encouragement”

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. There was a Levite, a native of Cyprus, Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”). He sold a field that belonged to him, then brought… Continue reading “Son of Encouragement”

What Do You Say to Jesus?

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Perhaps it’s as much about what she didn’t say as it is about what she did say. Mary doesn’t recognize Jesus, not at first. Then He calls her by name, and… Continue reading What Do You Say to Jesus?